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Parent–Adolescent Relations

By: David M. Savinsky
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling
Edited by: Jon Carlson & Shannon B. Dermer
Subject:Family Therapy, Relationship Counseling
Keywords:adolescence; adolescent behavior; adolescent children; adolescent-parent relations; parent-adolescent relations; parenting adolescents; parenting styles

When children reach adolescence, many changes occur in their relationship with their parents. This entry focuses on the developmental changes that occur within individual adolescents and the changes that occur in their relationships with parents as a result. It also discusses how the demands of parenting change during adolescence, various approaches to parenting, and theories regarding how to understand adolescent and parent relationships.

Adolescence as a Developmental Stage

The term adolescent can be defined in several ways: either by chronological age (e.g., ages 13 to 19); physical development, such as puberty; or by legal definitions, which refer to society’s criteria for an adolescent reaching adulthood. Adolescents generally are attending middle school or high school and although they may obtain employment are understood not to be adults until ...

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  Savinsky, D. (2017). Parent–adolescent relations. In J. Carlson, & S. Dermer (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couples counseling (Vol. 3, pp. 1211-1215). SAGE Publications, Inc, https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n364
  
  Savinsky, David M. "Parent–Adolescent Relations." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling, edited by Carlson, Jon, and Shannon B. Dermer, 1211-15. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n364.
  
  Savinsky, D. 2017. Parent–Adolescent Relations. In: Jon Carlson and Shannon B. Dermer Editors, 2017. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1211-1215 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n364> [Accessed 20 Apr 2021].
  
  Savinsky, David M. "Parent–Adolescent Relations." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling. Edited by Jon Carlson and Shannon B. Dermer. Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017, pp. 1211-15. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483369532.n364.
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