How far does the mutual relationship of parents influence child personality?

Child rearing practices are parenting practices that are the mechanisms through which parents directly help their children attain socialization goals. A child’s mind is considered a tabula rasa in that it is a clean slate and the parents can mold the child in any way they feel like.

Key Points

• Parenting styles in western literature are defined as aggregates or constellations of behaviors that describe parent-child interactions over a wide range of situations and that are presumed to create a pervasive interactional climate.
• Parent influences child's basic values, like religious values, and issues related to their future, like educational choices and their personality.
• As children mature, parent-child relationships naturally change. Children who have a healthy relationship with their parents develop a positive attitude and vice-versa.
• Thus, it is concluded that the mutual relationship of parents influences child's personality gradually.