Literature analysis reveals how parenting styles affect emotional well-being in children, highlighting empathy and resilience.
Literature encompasses a multitude of human emotions and teaches individuals how to understand and manage their feelings. Healthy relationships are crucial for maintaining emotional well-being and fostering personal growth throughout an individual’s life. In the case of parenting, nurturing a positive and supportive relationship with children is essential to make them feel that their lives are meaningful and rewarding. This research paper aims to scrutinise the dynamics of parent-child relationships in society through the novel Afterwards by Jaishree Misra, incorporating William Glasser’s Choice Theory. The study focuses on Maya’s strained relationship with her parents, their failure to understand her aspirations and the consequences of their external control psychology. However, it also portrays the supportive and non-controlling behavior of Rahul’s parents, which promotes emotional strength and resilience in his life. The paper analyses the distinct parenting styles of Maya’s and Rahul’s parents, emphasising how emotionally empathetic parenting enhances a child’s ability to face adversity with confidence. It also seeks to elucidate how the significant characters in the novel navigate the complex decision-making process when life threatens them with undeserved suffering, in line with Glasser’s Choice Theory.
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Devi et al. (2025) studied this question.