The role of the parental figure in a young child's life; causes and effects.

Many of life's basic, fundamental knowledge are learned as a young child. This crucial information is taught to this young child by a guardian, usually a parent. This parental figure plays an important role in a young child's life. The absence of the parental figure can have a detrimental effect on the young child's life as he or she becomes an adult. Parents shape their children's lives by modeling patterns of affect and behavior for …

…be passes on when this child grows up and starts a family of its own. The absence of parental teaching at a young age will have a snowball effect when the child grows older and enters the world at a later age. Works Cited: 1. Durrell, Doris E. The Critical Years. California: New Harbinger Publications 1984 2. Cataldo, Christine Z. Parent Education fro Early Childhood. New York: Teachers College Press 1987 3. Fagin, James A. Criminal Justice. Pearson Education, Inc 2003