parental expectations
What parents want
Parental expectations are the standards, hopes, and demands parents hold for their children—regarding behavior, achievement, or life path.
The phrase often carries weight: The parental expectations were overwhelming.
High parental expectations can motivate or burden; low ones may feel like indifference.
The term appears frequently in discussions of education, cultural differences, and family dynamics.
- collegeHigher education institution
- straight A'sHighest grades throughout
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- making the gradeMeeting minimum requirements
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
high achiever · achievement · conformity · obedience · respect · honesty · heritage · rebellion · tiger mom · responsibility · guilt · love · self-esteem · sacrifice · filial piety · family name · anxiety · stress
- expectation effectsteacher expectations
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- school gendergender gap, gender equity, gender bias, Title IX, coeducation
- Adlerian psychologyinferiority complex, superiority complex, birth order, lifestyle, encouragement
parental expectationsintrinsic motivation
Desire from within oneself
self-determination · individual autonomy · internal drive · self-direction · self-motivation
parental expectationsparental neglect
Failing to care for dependents
permissive parenting · unconditional acceptance · hands-off parenting · unconditional love · parental support