Questions to address include the following: What are some myths about the parent

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Questions to address include the following: What are some myths about the parent-child relationship during adolescence? Why did these myths originate? Are high levels of parent-child conflict common in most families? What behavioral/social changes can parents expect as their children transition from middle childhood to adolescence? How should parents respond to their child's growing need for autonomy? How is this related to identity development? What parenting behaviors should parents avoid, and why/?

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1. One of the biggest myths about the parent child relationship during adolescence is that there is a huge amount of conflicts that arise between the children and the parents. Though, this perception is incorrect. The myth has risen because of the difficulties in communication between the parents and the children and an increase in the frequency of these communication gaps has led to the development of this myth.

In reality, it is the difference in communication, for parents, it is very important to understand that these are not conflicts and communication gaps. Thus understanding would help the developement of a support that is required by the Adolescents. Also, there are many myths surrounding detachment parenting. These have been exemplified by articles surrounding the internet and the inability of people to filter between the correct and incorrect information as majority of information is laid by the conflict perspectives.

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