One of the most important factors that affects a child is the presence of parents. Many researchers have come to a conclusion that the absence of parental care in early childhood negatively affect children’s development in health status, daily behaviors, and in-school performance.
For a variety of causes and in various contexts, a parent might be absent. Not all parents who are away are actually gone.
The causes of a parent's absence might range from the avoidable to the unavoidable:
- loss or renunciation of parental rights
- abandonment
- neglect
- focus on bereavement or the illness of another child
- job, death, incarceration, divorce, mental or physical disease
- drugs or alcoholism, or hospitalization.
While some parents are physically present, they fail to carry out their parental responsibilities because they are emotionally absent. Others might have personality flaws that make them unfit to be parents, such as narcissism. Some parents might even avoid their children acting cold and ignoring them or could also be abusive verbally or physically.
A parent’s role is to provide for the physical wellbeing of a child, to teach the child morals and personal values, to train the child to navigate life, to provide emotional support, love and protection, and to make sure the child receives an education. Modern parents are also expected to have a close, healthy relationship with their children and to make them happy and give them every advantage in life.
The effects of absent parents on a child often leave him unable to form healthy relationships, or he may have stress related illnesses due to the unresolved conflicts of his childhood. Many adults still struggle with the emotional turmoil they experienced in childhood caused by parents who were physically or emotionally absent.
In general, mothers are expected to nurture their children and work if necessary, while fathers are expected to provide financially for their children in addition to disciplining and guiding them morally; however, this is not always the case. Children with parents who do not fulfill either of these roles, even when they are physically present, may experience severe emotional difficulties.
Some factors that affect children when they are neglected are:
Depression
Loneliness
Anxiety
Anger
behavioral problems at school
low academic achievement motivation
lack of self-esteem
Misbehavior
Truancy
stealing.
How does parent involvement benefit children?
The concept of parent involvement encompasses a parent's or career's commitment and active participation in the school and children's lives. Children's learning can be supported at home and at school through a variety of activities.
Participating in school activities and meetings, reading with your children, helping with their homework, and volunteering in the classroom are all examples of parent involvement.
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