Characteristics Of Unsupportive Parents

“When I grow up, I want to be a nurse.” These are the words that always came out of my mouth whenever someone asks me, “What do you want to be when you grow up.” This might not be the case now because I have an unsupportive parent. Unsupportive parents can be found everywhere, especially in the Philippines. Filipino parents can sometimes be described as unsupportive and intimidating because they cause fear, timidity, and awe to their children. These parents’ characteristics and their ways of parenting consist of many traditional values that have been passed on for many generations. Overall, these unsupportive parents impact their child 's mental health, decision making, and career success.
Parents can easily damage their child’s psychological well being or mental health. Filipino parents seek too much control and expect too much success from their children. Based on personal experience, Filipino parents sometimes intimidate their children to do what they think is right and what they think is best for them. Meanwhile, like everywhere else, not every child lets their parents control them. Most of these children rebel against their parents; they leave their house and go to their friend’s house or to a relative’s house. Because mental disorder is a less acknowledged, less discussed, and a misunderstood topic in the Philippines, many studies have shown that parents who exert too much control over their children could cause a lifelong psychological damage to a child similar to