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The importance of parent-child connectedness
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Connectedness seems to be a concept that investigators of children are focusing on in their research. In general, the term refers to the emotional climate or cohesion existing in a family. A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine sought to examine teen perceptions of mother-child and father-child connectedness, with focus on valuing parental opinions and perception of parental communication and caring, and associations with behavioral and emotional health. A population-based sample of 4,746 students in public schools completed the 2001 Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) survey. Overall, the majority of girls and boys reported valuing their parents' opinion when making serious decisions and believing that their parents cared about them. Yet, one fourth of girls and boys felt unable to talk to their mother about problems, and over half of girls and one third of boys felt unable to talk to their father. Valuing friends' opinions over parents' opinions, and perceiving low parental communication and caring were associated with unhealthy weight control, substance use, suicide attempts, body dissatisfaction, depression, and low self-esteem. Of significant concern was that, compared to their peers who reported feeling that their mother cared quite a bit or very much, youths who reported feeling as though their mother cared very little or not at all about them reported particularly high prevalence rates of unhealthy weight control behaviors suicide attempts; low self-esteem; and depression. The authors concluded that adolescents' perceptions of low parental caring, difficulty talking to their parents about problems, and valuing their friends' opinions for serious decisions were significantly associated with compromised behavioral and emotional health.
Even if you have a new baby and are thinking of many things at once, it is worthwhile to consider connectedness. Now is the time to begin developing the ties that will have such an impact on your child down the road.
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