Father And Son Relationship Conflicts

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The relationship between a parent and child is one of the most important stages of life for the both of them. For the parents it is their responsibility as a good parent to able to keep the relationship strong and working. For the child, the relationship does not mean much, unless the child is taught that the relationship is important. This all relates to the fact of, if only the parent and the child doing their part in the relationship to make it work. If one does not want it to work, the relationship will collapse on its own. In the articles, “Resolving Parent-Teen Conflicts” and “Father and Son Relationship Conflicts” the authors explains to the reader the problems that occur today between parents and their children, and the root and cause…show more content…
The author says, “It has generally been noticed that the relationship between father and son is often of conflicts specially in his growing up age.” This explains the relationship between most fathers and sons like in the book, “Any Known Blood” by Lawrence Hill. A couple ways the author says is the reason why a father and a son have a broken relationship is divided into four categories; power, expectation, occupation and generation gap. A son while growing up, wants power. While in the transition from a boy to a man, one gets frustrated easily. He wants the responsibilities his dad has, so he can feel powerful. It is best advised that the father treat him more like a man rather than a child and “hand over the rein of some responsibility to the son,” which can be very healthy to their relationship. A father always wants the best for their child, so they set up expectations for them. But when these expectations are not carried out, the son’s failure is the father’s failure as well. This can create a burden for him and also he might not be able to accomplish the dreams he has had. In this situation the father becomes the intruder. To solve it, both should become understanding and communicate a solution that will make them both
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