Negative Effects Of Distant Parents

Growing up with distant parents can develop positive and negative effects on developing children. Children who grow up with a distant relationship with parents are more likely to develop self-confidence issues and seek acceptance in other. The most common people these children will go to seek acceptances will be from their peers. Through peer acceptances, children will gain self-confidence. Peer acceptances has a positive effect on adolescents. It makes them feel safe and can promote better learning. Kids who have distant parents will grow up with negative and positive effects. Parents have a huge impact on a child’s life whether they know it or not. Being distant with a developing will usually result in a negative impact on the child. The …show more content…
I found myself always trying to impress them more rather than my parents. Through my own personal experience, distant parents cause feelings of being unwanted and loneliness. Kids who have distant parents will often hang out with friends more often to seek acceptance and not feel alone. I started going out more with my friends when I was able to drive. Recognition from friends can help children with distant parents develop a higher self-confidence and make them feel accepted according to Marianne Skogbrott Briekeland, Kyrre Breivik, and Bente Wold. In their article, “Peer Acceptance Protects Global Self-esteem…During Adolescence and Early Adulthood.” the three authors talk about how adolescences can have low self-esteem if their parents are distant from them. They learned that through peer acceptances, positive effects on the kids and promote higher self-esteem. “peer acceptance can act as a moderator and protect global self-esteem against the negative effects of experiencing low closeness in relationships with parents.” (page 1) according to the article. Adolescents start to spend more time times with peers because they see the opinions of their peers as important. Being accepted into a specific friend group can be essential as an adolescent. Depending on with peer group the individual is accepted into, the higher the global self-esteem levels will be. Not only does this help with self-esteem but it …show more content…
These kids will become more independent and learn self-care at an earlier age than other kids who are close to their parents. They will become more self-reliant and learn to do basic thinks like cook and provide an income for themselves. They will also be more successful in the workplace. They will always try their best and put in maximum effort to gain acceptance from their employers. In doing so, the child can move up in the company he/she choose to work at. They become successful in their work