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Lee Si Eun

Professor Vincent Gilhooley

English 202

22 June 2017

Intervention of parents on their children

In modern society, raising children might be strenuous for parents, especially those

who work together for a living. However, some parents cannot take care of their children for

this reason sometimes. Actually, the involvement of parents to their children is quite important

for their life. If parents care about childrens future, they should concern about it by showing

interest on them. A research reported that parents educational expectations for their children

play a significant role. (Ross, 2016) Also, it has been reported that parents contribution would

play an important role to childrens social outcomes. (Garbacz, 2) Parents beliefs and

behaviors can influence childrens perceptions of their own ability and the value the children

attached to various achievements. These reasons are why parents should intervene in childrens

diverse aspects. Children demand parents attention on their various performances and as

parents give attentions on their children they should proceed gradually. (Eccles, 6) Therefore,

parents will play a vital role in childrens academic achievement, social competences, and self-

perceptions.

Firstly, academic achievement can be influenced by involvement of childrens parents.

Academic ability is crucial for students to enter a good university or to have a fine job. Parental

involvement influence children persist completion of high school and whether they attend a

postsecondary institution. (Ross, 2016) If there is no intervention of parents, their children


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might give up to complete the curriculum of their school education. (Hamlin, 2016) In addition,

it appears that keep giving interest in childrens academic outcome is effective to develop their

performances. Whether mothers and fathers engage in children is vital predictors of attainment

in future. (Povey, 31) Also, parents involvement, especially when mothers engage, influences

their childrens language skills. (Cabus, 2017) Moreover, a conversation with parents about

their career developed explorations of their future dreams. (Kracke ,2) Having a little talk can

improve dreaming about their vivid future increasingly. Parent-child relationship as well as

parental support regarding career-related issues were also good predictors of the level of

exploration and of change in information seeking activities over time. (Kracke,3)

Secondly, parental involvement could affect childrens social competences. Lower

engagement of parents is associated with students social skills. (Garbacz, 2) If mothers and

fathers do not consider whether their children are on right direction or not, they could go to the

wrong way. Mostly, mothers are the ones who used to take care about their children, but as time

has changed parenting styles has changed too. In addition, these days it is known that fathers

engagement to children is crucial for their social development. (Kim, 2017) Thus, it would be

needed for fathers and mothers to look after their children for their social improvement.

(Engaged parents are more likely to also be an important source of social persuasion,

providing positive feedback to their child about their ability to apply themselves to their

schoolwork, take on new challenges and learn new things. (Povey, 2016) As it says, providing

positive feedbacks could develop childrens skills more than just doing nothing. Moreover,

researchers say that parents involvement impacts social success of their children. (Ross, 5) If

they anticipate for their children to be succeed they should look after them carefully.

Thirdly, self-perception, which is knowing about oneself, can be impacted by parental

involvement. In young age, people form their identity and it tends to be influenced by parents
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belief. Developing self-perception that can be related with various self-conception is important,

so the parents role is crucial. (Bois, 2005) By showing them that their parents have belief in

their kids can greatly motivate them on various activities as well. However, childrens

perceptions of their parents values were the most important predictor over and above parent

engagement behaviors - of childrens academic motivation. Childrens outcome is related with

their self-evaluations, such as self-concept, and self-perceived competence and control.

Individuals self-evaluations can be occurred by parents encouraging and supporting ones to

complete a task that they have to finish. (povey, 2016) Through these positive actions, children

will get strong motivations to complete their tasks and these are all related with their academic

achievements. Indeed, positive- self concepts in adolescence were a predictor of children

gaining high levels of attainments ten years later. (Kracke, 2016) Totally, these kinds of

motivations and effects will affirmatively influence on children future.

But, immoderate involvement can bring negative effects on children. Always, being

excessive makes adverse effects. For example, similar to previous research, parent-school

contact regarding students school problems was negatively associated with all outcomes

studied. (Ross, 2016) In addition, adolescents felt undermining their sense of autonomy and

competence when their parents had frequent discussions about their future plans with school.

(Povey, 2016) It is parents job to encourage their children to make self-perception. Fathers and

mothers have to be flexible when they treat their child. For children, it might helpful and

thankful as parents wanting to know what they are doing, but they need their own time too.

Especially many children who are in adolescence prefer being alone not controlled by someone.

But, parents should not take eyes off from them, because they would be leaded to a wrong way.

If parents do not intervene in children too much, they would be the perfect parents for children.

In conclusion, adults, parents of children have to offer their children how much they
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love them. Its also parents job to make them that they are truly a valuable person for them.

Knowing oneself to know how much they are precious could be a glory for a person. For

children, parents are the ones who can lead them in their life. Do not scold them because of the

reason that they did not get good score on their test. The more parents concern their child, the

more they would advance in ones life. For instance, utilizing adolescent children reports

relation between parent interests and child outcomes including measures of academic

achievement, self-evaluations and expectations for future educational attainment. (Povey, 1) It

makes the subject stronger that parents should intervene in children. But always remember that

too much can be harmful to both parents and children.


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References

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parent and child perceptions." London review of education 3.3 (2005): 191-204.

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maximize family, school, and student outcomes." Journal of School Psychology (2017).

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Kracke, Baerbel. "The role of personality, parents and peers in adolescents career exploration." Journal of

Adolescence 25.1 (2002): 19-30.


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