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->''He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.''
-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfMalachi Malachi 4:6]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''


Tropes that deal with one's children.

Note that tropes about young people without reference to parents/offspring go under {{Youngsters}}. If it's about mothers and fathers it's TheParentTrope.
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!!Tropes:
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* AbusiveOffspring: A child abuses their own parent.
* AntagonisticOffspring: The parent's child is the archnemesis.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Couples agree that their children improve their lives.
* BastardBastard: An illegitimate child who is evil.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Your teenage daughter is whiny and self-centered.
* ChildByRape: A child is conceived via rape.
* DaddysGirl: Daughter admires her father and vice versa.
* DaddysLittleVillain: A villainous father's daughter.
* DeadGuyJunior: Child is named after an ancestor.
* DisownedParent: A child disowns their parent(s).
* DumbassTeenageSon: Absent-minded, inarticulate teenage son.
* TheDutifulSon: The child who dedicates themselves to taking care of their family while their prodigal sibling runs off.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: For all their evilness, the bad guy loves his mother.
* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: A child--who can be an actual child or an adult child--who is committed to their parents' wellbeing and will be badass to do it, a la MamaBear or PapaWolf.
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: A lie about a family relationship is revealed.
* FanCreatedOffspring: Giving canon characters kids in fanworks.
* FateOfTheFrankensteins: Offspring of Frankenstein who also pursue [[CreatingLife the creation of life]] or experiments on the original Frankenstein's Monster.
* FollowInMyFootsteps: Parents want what's best for their children and so they are forced into their shoes.
* TheGeneralsDaughter: A soldier is demoted as punishment for his relationship with his superior officer's daughter.
* HatesTheirParent: Child hates at least one of their parents.
* HeroicBastard: An illegitimate child who is a hero.
* IAmNotMyFather: Child chooses not to make the same mistakes as their parents.
* IAmXSonOfY: Boastful attitude about your status as a MommasBoy or DaddysGirl.
* IHaveNoSon: A parent disowns their child.
* InbredAndEvil: A villainous child of inbreeding.
* KidFromTheFuture: Child travels back in time and meets their parents before they were born.
* LetsHaveAnotherBaby: Couples feel so blessed with their first child that they want to have another.
* LikeASonToMe: A character tells another that they're like the child they've never had.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: The MadScientist has an innocent teenage daughter.
* MagicalSeventhSon: The seventh child (whose parent is usually a seventh child as well) has magical powers; examples conventionally have the child and the parent be of the same gender.
%%* Massive Numbered Offspring: A parent has an unusually large number of children. - unlaunched trope.
* MaternalImpression: Non-genetic traits imparted to a child by circumstances during conception or pregnancy.
* MommasBoy: Son adores his mother and vice versa.
* NearAndDearBabyNaming: Child is named after a living loved one.
* OneNightStandPregnancy: A short fling that leads to a pregnancy.
* OurPhlebotinumChild: An artificial being brought into existence through fantastic means and ThePowerOfLove.
* OverlordJr: The next generation's EvilOverlord.
* ParentalFashionVeto: Parents object to their child's fashion choice.
* ParentChildTeam: Parents and children team up to rebel against a cause.
* ThePastorsQueerKid: A religious figure has a non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender child.
* PlayboyHasADaughter: Someone who used to be TheCasanova is now raising a daughter.
* PreachersKid: The child of a pastor who is either a sweet angel or an immoral devil.
* RandomSpeciesOffspring: A couple's offspring has a species way different from their parents' species.
* RoyalBastard: A child born out of wedlock whose parent(s) are of royal/noble birth.
* SingleSexOffspring: A family produces exclusively (or nearly so) boys or girls but not both.
* SmallParentHugeChild: A child is bigger than their parent(s).
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: A dead man's widow or bereaved girlfriend ends up giving birth to his child.
* SonOfAWhore: The child of a prostitute.
* SpinOffspring: A work of fiction gets a sequel or spinoff focusing on the children of the original characters.
* SpoiledBrat: Parents have children who are spoiled.
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Strict parents result in mischievous children.
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: A character refuses to consider a clone or artificially created person made from their DNA to be their child.
* TimeTravelersBaby: A time traveler has a child in the time period they traveled to.
* TrophyChild: A child who is treated as a status symbol by their parents more so than a person.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: A character ends up becoming like their parent.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: An unattractive man has a beautiful daughter.
* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Parents take issue with their son or daughter not conforming to traditional gender stereotypes.
* WantedASonInstead: Displeased with their newborn daughter; wanted a son.
* WeaponJr: Children have kid-friendly versions of adult weapons.
* WhyAreYouNotMySon: A parent compares their son negatively to another character.
* YoungestChildWins: The youngest sibling has the best luck in life.
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