A Case Study On Improving The Parent-child Conflict Of Single Mother Family

Parent-child conflict is the realistic question in single families.The research includes three central research problems,which are describing the current situation of parent-child conflict in this single mother family,analyzing the reason of parent-child conflict and exploring how to improve parent-child relationship effectively.The research regarded the child who in this family as the population the author serves.It described the current situation of parent-child conflict in this single mother family.The main expressions of parent-child conflict consisted in weaken attachment and poor communication between parent-child relationship,because the emotional needs of client has receive no response from her mother.Wrong ways,poor content and time also hinder communication.The research analyzed the reason of parent-child conflict.After parents' divorce,the client can't accept this fact,feeling like a fish out of water in present family structure.The client's mother has failed to properly handle the relationship between ex-husband and herself.She doesn't know how to deal with the relationship between ex-husband and her daughter.Unsuitable parenting style,lacking accompany and communication,are factors lead to parent-child conflict.The research explored the process of how to solve parent-child conflict through case work.First,the author established good trust relationship with client's family by working as a tutor.On the foundation of thorough investigation to client's family,the research adopted the method of case study,combined with the interview and observation and under the guidance of the family systems theory and attachment theory,found problems and analyze the cause.Then we set goals together,in order to help client and her mother realize the following paces to happy life: form rational cognition,adjust parenting style,maintain an environment for a harmonious family,strengthen communication,restore attachment,develop good study habits.Doing all these to improve parent-child conflict.Following the steps of engagement,assessment,plan,intervention,evaluation,close,pay a return visit,it took nearly a year and a half,which includes twenty interviews and four activities.Facts proved that case has got good results.Parent-child conflict has improved significantly and home become harmonious.Now client can communicate well withher mother,the attachment has rebuild.However,it was not easy to contact with her father,so it failed to meet her need of father's love and deal with the relationship of her parents.