?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Parenting%2C++a+Challenge+in+the+New+Millennium%3A+Implications+for+Mental+Health+of+Children%0A&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+I&rft.subject=Journal+of+Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.description=Adolescence+is+the+transition+phase+between+childhood+and+adulthood%2C+characterized%0Aby+psychological+and+biological+changes%2C+extending+from+the+onset+of+puberty+to+the%0Aattainment+of+physical+maturity+and+adulthood.+In+our+country%2C+it+probably+starts+at+15%0Ayears+when+the+preparations+for+entry+into+professional+courses+begin%2C+and+not+at+11%0Ayears+as+mentioned+in+text+books.%0AParenting+is+a+complex+activity+that+includes+many+specific+behaviours+that+work%0Aindividually+or+together+to+influence+child+outcomes.+It+prepares+the+child+to+enter+into%0Athe+next+phase+of+life.+When+we+compare+the+conventional+role+of+a+to-day%E2%80%99s+child+with%0Athat+of+yesterday%2C+i.e.+two+decades+back%2C+we+find+a+sea+difference.+Two+decades+ago%0Achildren+were+reared+in+a+relatively+protected+environment+and+taught+to+be+subservient%0Ato+their+elders.+The+male+child+was+expected+to+acquire+modest+education+and+make+a%0Acareer+or+else+join+the+family+profession.+He+was+to+be+the+bread+winner%2C+supposed+to%0Ahelp+in+family+work%3B+and%2C+if+need+be%2C+take+up+family+responsibilities+at+an+early+stage.%0AThe+female+child+was+taught+to+be+submissive%2C+tolerant+and+compliant%3B+to+acquire+only%0Aminimal+education%2C+but+to+be+proficient+in+domestic+work+(cooking%2C+tailoring%2C+home%0Akeeping+etc.)+so+that+she+could+adopt+the+primary+role+of+a+home+maker.+Most+children%0Adid+not+have+exposure+to+co-education.+Introversion+was+encouraged%2C+and+mixing+with%0Athe+opposite+sex+considered+a+taboo&rft.publisher=Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.contributor=Sharma%2C+I&rft.contributor=Sagar%2C+Rajesh&rft.contributor=Srivastava%2C+Mona&rft.contributor=Johnson%2C+Beena&rft.date=2005-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4205%2F1%2FJiacam05_1_1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sharma%2C+I++(2005)+Parenting%2C+a+Challenge+in+the+New+Millennium%3A+Implications+for+Mental+Health+of+Children.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4205%2F