I have interviewed Gloria Gonzalez about conflicts between parents and their children. This is what she had to say...
Me:" Do you know a parent or parents who has a strained relationship with their child(ren)?"
Gloria: "Yes I do."
Me: "How did the relationship get strained in the first place?"
Gloria: "My cousin is 10 and has ADHD, and because they're hyper and have a mind of their own, my aunt obviously doesn't have any patience with him so she gets stressed because of it and ends up getting mad and starts hitting him."
Me: "Do you think one-on-one communication would help the situation?"
Gloria: "I think it depends because they fight a lot. But it could work."
Me: "Do you think therapy would be a better choice?"
Gloria: "Yes. This way they could get their ideas out in a more healthy way in a more non-hostile environment."
Me: "What do children do to strain the relationship?"
Gloria: "I believe when children get older, they become more distant from their parents and choose not to get along with them, they backtalk, and don't talk to their parents about things that probably need to be talked about."
Me: "What do parents do to strain the relationship?"
Gloria: "Some parents neglect their children, they physically, emotionally and verbally abuse their children, they could spoil their children when they're younger and just automatically stop, or they could be too strict."
Me: "How should parents discipline their children in order to have a safe, healthy, loving relationship with their children?!"
Gloria: "Time-out when they're little, talking, grounding as they get older. But absolutely NO HITTING whatsoever."
Me: "Once you have a good relationship with your parents (or children) how can you maintain it?"
Gloria: "Conversations on a regular basis, family dinners, family time (bonding), apologizing for everything you put them through."
Me:" Do you know a parent or parents who has a strained relationship with their child(ren)?"
Gloria: "Yes I do."
Me: "How did the relationship get strained in the first place?"
Gloria: "My cousin is 10 and has ADHD, and because they're hyper and have a mind of their own, my aunt obviously doesn't have any patience with him so she gets stressed because of it and ends up getting mad and starts hitting him."
Me: "Do you think one-on-one communication would help the situation?"
Gloria: "I think it depends because they fight a lot. But it could work."
Me: "Do you think therapy would be a better choice?"
Gloria: "Yes. This way they could get their ideas out in a more healthy way in a more non-hostile environment."
Me: "What do children do to strain the relationship?"
Gloria: "I believe when children get older, they become more distant from their parents and choose not to get along with them, they backtalk, and don't talk to their parents about things that probably need to be talked about."
Me: "What do parents do to strain the relationship?"
Gloria: "Some parents neglect their children, they physically, emotionally and verbally abuse their children, they could spoil their children when they're younger and just automatically stop, or they could be too strict."
Me: "How should parents discipline their children in order to have a safe, healthy, loving relationship with their children?!"
Gloria: "Time-out when they're little, talking, grounding as they get older. But absolutely NO HITTING whatsoever."
Me: "Once you have a good relationship with your parents (or children) how can you maintain it?"
Gloria: "Conversations on a regular basis, family dinners, family time (bonding), apologizing for everything you put them through."
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