Parenting & Family Problem Solving (Sociology)
Cowan, C. P., & Cowan, P. A. (2018). Enhancing Parenting Effectiveness, Fathers’ Involvement, Couple Relationship Quality, and Children’s Development: Breaking Down Silos in Family Policy Making and Service Delivery. Journal of Family Theory & Review.
This document provides an opinion for improving parenting accountability, improving partners’ quality of interactions and to bring better conditions for children growth and development. The paper also provides more information that is precisely compatible with the issues affecting families and creating disunity among mothers, fathers, and children. The importance of coming up with such documentation is to give out the specific views that can help individuals to come up as a parent who is understanding, flexible, patient and one who can express love to the entire family members.
A family also operates like a system whereby every component in it functions when other parts are also working. An individual member of the family cannot be understood if they are isolated from the other members. However, understanding family members requires one to understand the whole family. This shows clearly how the family works as an emotional unit. Additionally, if this is the case, then families must be showing the complementary relationship among the elements of the system. There are also assumptions that substantial interference with one member of the family can bring changes to other members of the family. For instance, if there is a strong focus between the two couples in the house to strengthen their relationship, then there are high chances that a positive relationship can exist between mothers to children, fathers to children or mother to father. This pattern of connection is very beneficial especially to children in their growth and development in society. A critical is of concern that in most cases can create misunderstandings in the family is the role of each parent. In this case, a change in duties and responsibility may maintain the stability in the relationship, and it can also push the family towards a different status that is not conducive at all. The new change in duties and responsibilities can lead to misunderstandings because maybe the female couple may not be in the position to take house responsibilities for an extended period.
Heyman, R. E., Slep, A. M. S., Beach, S. R., Wamboldt, M. Z., Kaslow, N. J., & Reiss, D. (2009). Relationship problems and the DSM: needed improvements and suggested solutions. World Psychiatry, 8(1), 7.
Heyman and others tried to look at various relationship problems, their ways of improvements and suggested possible solutions. Partners’ relationship that is uncomfortable shows an increased rate of depression that might be caused by consistent physical abuse and conflicts. Depression is a state of mind and partners are therefore advised to speak to each other when it comes in understanding one another. Another issue is negative emotions such as anger, sadness and anxiety can cause massive destruction of family properties or other members of the family. On my view, couples should learn to accept their faults and differences. This can help in avoiding unnecessary conflicts because every individual has his/her own different opinion and beliefs. Family members are also advised to at least have fun at a time; this in most cases can help in solving issues related to loneliness, or isolation from the family. Challenges of stress, lack of concentration, losing appetite usually emanate in a situation where the family is not at peace. People who experience such difficulties can visit professional counsellors who can help them by giving them a possible solution to their complications. Friends, moreover, family members are also essential, and they help one to get rid of such oppression.
Standard Reference list/Bibliography
Cowan, C. P., & Cowan, P. A. (2018). Enhancing Parenting Effectiveness, Fathers’ Involvement, Couple Relationship Quality, and Children’s Development: Breaking Down Silos in Family Policy Making and Service Delivery. Journal of Family Theory & Review.
Heyman, R. E., Slep, A. M. S., Beach, S. R., Wamboldt, M. Z., Kaslow, N. J., & Reiss, D. (2009). Relationship problems and the DSM: needed improvements and suggested solutions. World Psychiatry, 8(1), 7.
