noun phrase · academic
parental expectations
/pəˈrɛntl ɪkˈspɛkteɪʃənz/pa·REN·tal ex·PEC·ta·tions
the hopes and standards parents set for their children's behaviour or achievements
Examples
“High parental expectations can motivate some students but pressure others.”
“Teachers should be aware of parental expectations when setting homework.”
“Conflicting parental expectations may cause stress in adolescents.”
Band 8 sentence
“While parental expectations can foster ambition, unrealistic demands often undermine a child's mental well‑being.”
Collocations
- high parental expectations
- meet parental expectations
- pressure from parental expectations
Word family
Common mistakes
expect from parents→expectations from parents / parental expectations
high expectation of parents→high parental expectations / high expectations from parents
Say it for a higher band
5parents' expectations→6expectations from parents→7+parental expectations
Synonyms
parental pressure
parents' expectations
Easily confused
parental pressure
“She dropped the sport because of parental pressure to focus on academics.”
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