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November 12, 1955
The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Miami Beach survey reported in September JOURNAL OF LIFETIME LIVING: 47% say grown children treat parents well, 33% see neglect due to parental faults like nosiness and possessiveness; advises starting with love, respect, independence for lasting bonds.
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Do Children Drift Away From Parents?
Miami Beach, Florida . . .
What happens to the relationship between children and parents after the young people are grown and strike out for themselves? Can parents expect companionship and help through the years or do the children drift away and become too absorbed in themselves to remember the older folks?
Results of a survey by the JOURNAL OF LIFETIME LIVING Magazine reported in the September issue show that about 47 percent of the persons queried feel grown or married children do all right by their parents. Thirty-three percent are convinced that grown children are neglectful or inconsiderate and the other 20 percent can't make up their minds.
Reasons for seeming neglect include such faults of parents as being too nosy about the affairs of their children, making too many demands upon grown children as a "return for having raised them" and being too possessive. Also blamed were parents who were too self-sacrificing, thus turning their offspring into selfish, self-centered and spoiled adults.
Good relationships between parents and children begin when the latter are very young, according to persons queried.
When love and respect are part of the up-bringing, they continue into later years.
Parents who let their children become independent have a better chance of holding on to their affections. And parents who keep themselves busy, alert and interested in the world about them rarely feel neglected.
Miami Beach, Florida . . .
What happens to the relationship between children and parents after the young people are grown and strike out for themselves? Can parents expect companionship and help through the years or do the children drift away and become too absorbed in themselves to remember the older folks?
Results of a survey by the JOURNAL OF LIFETIME LIVING Magazine reported in the September issue show that about 47 percent of the persons queried feel grown or married children do all right by their parents. Thirty-three percent are convinced that grown children are neglectful or inconsiderate and the other 20 percent can't make up their minds.
Reasons for seeming neglect include such faults of parents as being too nosy about the affairs of their children, making too many demands upon grown children as a "return for having raised them" and being too possessive. Also blamed were parents who were too self-sacrificing, thus turning their offspring into selfish, self-centered and spoiled adults.
Good relationships between parents and children begin when the latter are very young, according to persons queried.
When love and respect are part of the up-bringing, they continue into later years.
Parents who let their children become independent have a better chance of holding on to their affections. And parents who keep themselves busy, alert and interested in the world about them rarely feel neglected.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Parent Child Relationships
Grown Children
Family Survey
Neglect Reasons
Relationship Advice
Where did it happen?
Miami Beach, Florida
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Miami Beach, Florida
Story Details
Survey by JOURNAL OF LIFETIME LIVING Magazine shows 47 percent believe grown children treat parents well, 33 percent see them as neglectful, 20 percent unsure. Neglect blamed on parents being nosy, demanding, possessive, or overly self-sacrificing. Good relationships start young with love, respect, independence, and parents staying active.