Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.20.4.07
The Experience and Practice of Parenting in Different Periods of Life
Katica LACKOVIĆ-GRGIN
; Zadar
Sažetak
The motivation for parenting, or for the need, desire, and
decision for having children, is influenced by biological,
psychological, and social factors. The interaction of these
factors determines the taking part and acceptance of
parental roles and the quality of the relationship with
children in different periods of life. The intention of this
paper is to discuss some specific aspects of parenting with
regard to the developmental characteristics of parents and
children. The experience and practice of parenting in
adolescence differs from those in adulthood. Young people
lack many resources which enable prominence of parental
roles and parental commitment. During earlier adulthood
the social network encourages parenting which contributes to
the increasing importance of maternal or paternal identity,
influencing in turn the experience of parenting and the open
forms of parental behavior. The experience and practice of
parenting in middle adulthood is associated with the
development of generativity, making the relationships of
adult parents and their children more complex. Ambivalence
appears in these relationships, especially when children have
not achieved an anticipated normative status (completion of
education, financial independence, marriage, etc.). In old
age, which is dedicated to addressing the crisis of integrity
versus despair, the actual experience of parenting is
associated with the evaluation of its features during earlier
periods of life. The outcomes of this evaluation, as well as
the quality of current relationships, determine the behavior
toward adult children and the satisfaction with parenting.
Ključne riječi
stages of parenthood; motivation for parenting; parental behavior; parental identity; generativity; extension of parenting
Hrčak ID:
75854
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2011.
Posjeta: 8.230 *