2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2008.00438.x
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Parenting adult children – invisible ties that bind?

Abstract: This paper presents the authors' ideas about parenting adult children, describes some of the results of a larger qualitative research study and explores possible implications for practice. The study is based on in-depth analyses of narratives from interviews of a non-clinical population of parents of adult children. It represents part of an ongoing study to develop an understanding of an under-researched area of family life.\ud \ud \ud ---------------------------------------------------------------------------… Show more

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“…Helicopter parents' overparenting lacks reasoning and, in turn, impairs children's social competence, emotion regulation, and identity development (Pope-Edwards & Liu, 2002). However, by respecting and trusting their emerging-adult children (Gower & Dowling, 2008) with more autonomy and responsibility (Kantrowitz & Tyre, 2006), helicopter parents can foster more positive outcomes for their children and families. As researchers begin to formulate prevention plans, they should examine precursors to helicopter parenting, such as attachment parenting (Sears & Sears, 2001), ineffective discipline techniques, and parent motives.…”
Section: Helicopter Parenting and Parent-child Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Helicopter parents' overparenting lacks reasoning and, in turn, impairs children's social competence, emotion regulation, and identity development (Pope-Edwards & Liu, 2002). However, by respecting and trusting their emerging-adult children (Gower & Dowling, 2008) with more autonomy and responsibility (Kantrowitz & Tyre, 2006), helicopter parents can foster more positive outcomes for their children and families. As researchers begin to formulate prevention plans, they should examine precursors to helicopter parenting, such as attachment parenting (Sears & Sears, 2001), ineffective discipline techniques, and parent motives.…”
Section: Helicopter Parenting and Parent-child Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…A growing body of academic research serves to renegotiate understandings of motherhood to accommodate mothering of older adult children, enabling alternative and diverse narratives to emerge (Gower and Dowling, 2008;Francis-Connolly and Sytniak, 2008). Gower and Dowling (2008) note that prevalent Western narratives often relate to notions of 'separation and autonomy' and the idea that mothers are expected to 'let go' as their children 'fly the nest'. A culturally significant element of mothering is therefore the facilitation of children's transition to adulthood (Ankeny, Wilkins & Spain, 2009).…”
Section: Storying Mothering and Imprisonmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Já a night aparece como uma distinção, marcando o mundo dos jovens para onde os pais não vão, mas podem ter todas (ou quase todas) as informações trazidas pelos fi lhos, comunicando-se pelo celular (Nicolaci-da-Costa, 2007). Ainda assim, há o distanciamento da experiência, já que os pais não têm como saber tudo que ocorre com os fi lhos enquanto se divertem, especialmente no que se refere ao uso de drogas (Doyle & Moretti, 2000;Gitelson & McDermott, 2006;Gower & Dowling, 2008).…”
Section: Mundo Dos Jovens: O Que Os Pais Sabem Sobre a Vida De Seus Funclassified
“…Não se trata de defender o distanciamento dos pais e sim de se considerar como vai ocorrer a passagem para a vida adulta, à medida que os fi lhos prolongam a dependência dos pais e não há mais previsibilidade para esse momento de passagem (Doyle & Moretti, 2000;Gitelson & McDermott, 2006;Gower & Dowling, 2008). Essa passagem, portanto, deve ser pensada como um momento no qual pais e fi lhos se preparam para entrarem juntos em uma nova fase, que culmina com os fi lhos adultos, sem necessariamente dispensar a participação dos pais, mas sim, trazendo uma nova perspectiva para o papel parental (Arnett & Taber, 1994;Reichert & Wagner, 2007).…”
Section: Sobre O Futuro: Meu Filho Um Adulto?unclassified
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