Essay Plan: Should We Blame Parents for Young People's Behavior?

This essay plan delves into the multifaceted debate surrounding parental responsibility for the behavior of young people, drawing upon both psychological and sociological frameworks. It begins by exploring psychological perspectives, highlighting the crucial role parents play in shaping their children's emotional development, self-esteem, and ability to form relationships. The plan examines how childhood experiences, parenting styles, and parental mental health can significantly influence a child's behavior, potentially leading to issues like anxiety and depression. Conversely, it also acknowledges the influence of external factors and environmental influences on the child. The sociological perspective provides a comprehensive view of the societal context, including cultural, economic, and social class factors that contribute to parenting stress and ultimately impact the child's behavior. The essay plan emphasizes the importance of considering various social influences and the parents’ attitudes. The plan concludes by underscoring the complex interplay of factors influencing young people's behavior, emphasizing the need for a balanced understanding of parental influence alongside other contributing elements. The references include books and journals that support the arguments.

Essay Plan

Table of Contents
Topic: “A psychological and sociological perspective on should we blame parents for young
people behaviour. ”..........................................................................................................................3
ESSAY.............................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

Topic: “A psychological and sociological perspective on should we blame parents
for young people behaviour. ”
ESSAY
Richards, (2017) sought to examine the fact that, parent's in turn are largely responsible
for understanding the behaviour of the children. If the emotion needs of the young people has
been met from the babyhood then children are supposed to have high self esteem. This in turn
helps in maintaining a satisfying relationship with the surrounding people. As per the
psychological perspective, it has been examined that, parents tend to play a key role in managing
the behaviour of the children and also motivate them to set effective boundaries in the mere
future. There are various set of psychological problems which mainly includes depression,
anxiety, etc. The child's physical and psychological development is mainly based on there
childhood experience. For example, parents who argue all the time and parents who are divorced
in turn have adverse experience on the behaviour of the child. On the contrary, Zaniewski,
Dallos, Stedmon, & Welbourne, (2019) said that, experiencing negative behaviour in the
childhood in turn might leads to more vulnerable and negative consequence. This in turn has
nothing to do with the behaviour of parent with there child. Children might tend to have complex
interplay associated with various environmental factors which in turn leads to such adverse
negative behaviour. Parents in turn are considered to be the role models and teachers of the
child. Self esteem issues and anxiety among the parents in turn tends to play one of the most
crucial role which in turn eventually influence the behaviour of the child at a very young age.
Holt, (2016) examined the fact that, Parents in turn are considered to be one of the primary
aspect which helps in developing the emotional and metal needs of the child. As per today's
generation, parents are becoming exclusively busy to make their own life and do not make
enough time to support children. This in turn tends to have a very negative impact on the
behaviour of the child (DEBATE: ARE PARENTS TO BLAME FOR CHILDREN'S BAD
BEHAVIOUR?, 2004). Due to this, children tend to exhibit certain behaviour such as fear,
frustration, lack of attachment, peer pressure, anger, short- temper, etc.
Campbell, Booth, Hackett & Sutton, (2018) sought to examine the fact that, There are
various sociological factors which in turn eventually leads to various stressful circumstances
which in turn eventually leads to adverse behaviour among child. With the key process of
sociological perspective, young people tend to learn about various rules, norms and values of the

society within which one lives. This in turn shapes the behaviour of the child within the society.
From the sociological perspective, it has been examined that, the parenting stress in turn might
occur due to cultural, economic and sociological aspects. Social class of the parents, gender,
race, ethnicity, statuses in turn are considered to be the critical which in turn largely influence the
behaviour of the young people. With the use of effective social skills, it helps in boosting up the
confidence of the child and in turn also influence the behaviour of the young people. On the
contrary, Selwyn & Meakings, (2016) said that, the parental attitude in turn are considered to be
the most basic social influence which in turn largely affects the experience and behaviour of the
child at a very young age. The attitude of the parents such as positive behaviour towards child,
level of frustration and anger imposed on the child, techniques to control child, provocatives, etc.
in turn are considered to be the originative forces which h in turn has huge influence on the
young people behaviour, especially at the time of the formative years of the child. Parents tend to
focus on guiding there child by developing a sense of morality and faith. Lack of coherent
support from the parents in turn negatively influence the behaviour of the child.
Stallard, (2019) sought to examine the fact that, children tend to learn a lot from the
behaviour of the parent. They tend to learn and pick behaviour from there parents. This in turn
eventually influence the behaviour and personality of a child. As from the psychological
perspective, children behave in a way there parent treat them. As per the psychological and
sociological perspective, it has been evaluated that, parents play a key role in influencing the
behaviour of the child at a very young age (DEBATE: ARE PARENTS TO BLAME FOR
CHILDREN'S BAD BEHAVIOUR?, 2004).

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Campbell, F., Booth, A., Hackett, S., & Sutton, A. (2018). Young people who display harmful
sexual behaviors and their families: a qualitative systematic review of their experiences of
professional interventions. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 1524838018770414.
Holt, A. (2016). Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse as a Form of “Domestic Violence” A Conceptual
Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.17(5). 490-499.
Richards, K. (2017). Responsibilising the parents of young offenders through restorative justice:
a genealogical account. Restorative Justice.5(1). 93-115.
Selwyn, J., & Meakings, S. (2016). Adolescent-to-parent violence in adoptive families. The
British Journal of Social Work.46(5). 1224-1240.
Stallard, P. (2019). Think Good, Feel Good: A cognitive behavioural therapy workbook for
children and young people. John Wiley & Sons.
Zaniewski, B., Dallos, R., Stedmon, J., & Welbourne, P. (2019). An exploration of attachment
and trauma in young men who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviours. Journal of
Sexual Aggression, 1-17.
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DEBATE: ARE PARENTS TO BLAME FOR CHILDREN'S BAD BEHAVIOUR?. 2004. [Online].
Available through:<https://www.cypnow.co.uk/other/article/debate-are-parents-to-blame-
for-children-s-bad-behaviour>