In our search to learn more about parent-child relationships. We selected the following article, Parent-Child Relationship: Why Is It Important  and How To Build It because the benefits that they list agree with what is known about the outcomes related to both intentional interactions and building positive relationships.

Here are some benefits all parents need to know that relate to building positive relationships with their children:

• Young children who grow with a secure and healthy attachment to their parents stand a better chance of developing happy and contented relationships with others in their life.
• A child who has a secure relationship with parents learns to regulate emotions under stress and in difficult situations.
• Parents influence the child’s mental, linguistic and emotional development.
• Parents help their child to exhibit optimistic and confident social behaviors.
• Healthy parent involvement and intervention in the child’s day-to-day life lay the foundation for better social and academic skills.
• A secure attachment leads to a healthy social, emotional, cognitive, and motivational development. Children also gain strong problem-solving skills when they have a positive relationship with their parents.” ¹⁷

 “Research shows that relationships are the active ingredient for learning. Children’s relationships with adults, peers, and the world around them are the foundation for all growth because the parent-child relationship is one that nurtures the physical, emotional and social development of the child. This relationship lays the foundation for the child’s personality, life choices and overall behavior. It can also affect the strength of their social, physical, mental and emotional behavior.” 

https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthadultpartnership/files/2015/03/Developmental-Relationships-as-the-Active-Ingredient-A-Unifying-Working-Hypothesis-of-What-Works-Across-Intervention-Settings.pdf