![]() Young people's ability and willingness to talk to their parents about problems is an important indicator of a healthy parent-child relationship. Source: LSAC Waves 5 and 6, K cohort, weightedįigure 5.3: Boys and girls who reported they were very close to their mother For reports about fathers, n = 3,007 at 12–13 years and 2,591 at 14–15 years. Notes: For reports about mothers, n = 3,691 at 12–13 years and 3,199 at 14–15 years. This suggests that for some adolescents, especially girls, time spent with their parents is enjoyable, even though they don't consider their relationship to be a very close one.įigure 5.2: Adolescents' reports of feeling very close to their parents at 12–13 and 14–15 years For example, while 53% of girls at 14–15 years old said they enjoy spending time with their father, only 35% said they felt very close. The percentage who said that they enjoyed spending time with their mother and father was higher than the percentage who said they were very close with each parent, particularly for girls. ![]() However, fewer girls reported being very close to their fathers than to their mothers - at age 14–15, 47% of boys, but only 35% of girls, said that they were very close to their father. ![]() By age 14–15, 50% of boys and only 45% of girls said they were very close to their mother.įor boys, the percentage reporting being very close to their father was similar to that for their mother. However, the proportion of adolescents reporting feeling 'very close' to their mothers and their fathers decreased between 12–13 and 14–15 years (Figure 5.2 and Figure 5.3).Īt ages 12–13 and 14–15 years, LSAC study children were asked to choose from 'very close', 'quite close', 'not very close' and 'not close at all' in responding to the question, 'How close do you feel to your mum/dad?'.Īt age 12–13, around 60% of boys and girls said that they were very close to their mother. Most adolescents said that they felt either 'very close' or 'quite close' to their mother and father. Source: LSAC Waves 4, 5 and 6, K cohort, weighted 5.2 Closeness with parents Notes: The percentages refer to study children's reports that it was 'definitely true' that they enjoy time spent with their father and their mother. However, the percentage of boys and girls who said they enjoyed spending time with their mothers and fathers ('definitely true') decreased as study children got older - from around 70% at age 10–11 to just over 50% at age 14–15.Īcross all age groups, a higher percentage of girls than boys reported that they definitely enjoyed spending time with their mother, but similar percentages of boys and girls said that they definitely enjoyed spending time with their father.īox 5.1: Enjoying time spent with parentsĪt ages 10–11, 12–13 and 14–15 years, LSAC study children were asked whether it was 'definitely true', 'mostly true', 'mostly not true' or 'definitely not true' that they enjoyed spending time with their mother and with their father.įigure 5.1: Enjoyment of time spent with parents, by age and gender of study child The majority of young people aged 10–11, 12–13 and 14–15 years said that they enjoyed spending time with their parents, with a substantial proportion saying it was 'definitely true' ( Figure 5.1). In this chapter, we focus on relationships with parents who are living in the study child's main household. These measures include children's reports of enjoyment in spending time with their parents their closeness to their mother and father who they talk to when they have a problem and parents' reports of conflict with their children. The quality of adolescents' relationships with parents is explored using a number of measures that provide different views on this relationship. This chapter describes parent-child relationships at ages 10–11, 12–13 and 14–15 years. Understanding how parent-child relationships develop as children move into adolescence can provide insights that may help families, teachers and service providers best support these relationships in this important period of life. Research has shown that a positive parent-child relationship is predictive of better outcomes for adolescents (Fosco, Stormshak, Dishion, & Winter, 2012 Hoeve et al., 2009 Steinberg & Silk, 2002). Despite this increased focus on peers, family relationships remain central to children's lives during the early adolescent years and remain positive for many adolescents (Smart, Sanson, & Toumbourou, 2008). This is particularly the case as children enter adolescence and their independence and relationships with peers become more central to their lives (Hill, Bromell, Tyson, & Flint, 2007 Steinberg & Silk, 2002). Parent-child relationships evolve as children grow.
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