A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that adolescent children may benefit from parental advice even if they don’t seem receptive. Researchers observed conversations between fifth-grade students and their mothers about academic problems and found that mothers often encouraged active coping strategies like cognitive reappraisal, strategizing, and help-seeking. Despite varied responses from the children, those who received cognitive reappraisal advice reported more adaptive coping in middle school. On the other hand, those who accepted help-seeking advice reported less adaptive coping. The study emphasizes the importance of providing a range of suggestions to children to help them deal with academic challenges effectively.
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Does it matter if your kids listen to you? When adolescents reject mom’s advice, it still helps them cope
