He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.
— Malachi 4:6
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 The Parent Trope.
Tropes:
- Antagonistic Offspring: The parent's child is the archnemesis.
- Babies Make Everything Better: Couples agree that their children improve their lives.
- Bratty Teenage Daughter: Your teenage daughter is whiny and self-centered.
- Child by Rape: A child is conceived via rape.
- Daddy's Girl: Daughter admires her father and vice versa.
- Daddy's Little Villain: A villainous father's daughter.
- Overlord Jr.: The next generation's Evil Overlord.
- Dead Guy Junior: Child is named after a decedant.
- Dumbass Teenage Son: Absent-minded, inarticulate teenage son.
- The Dutiful Son: The child who dedicates themselves to taking care of their family while their prodigal sibling runs off.
- Extremely Protective Child: 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 Mama Bear or Papa Wolf.
- Family Relationship Switcheroo: A lie about a family relationship is revealed.
- Follow in My Footsteps: Parents want what's best for their children and so they are forced into their shoes.
- Hates Their Parent: Child hates at least one of their parents.
- I Am Not My Father: Child chooses not to make the same mistakes as their parents.
- I Am X, Son of Y: Boastful attitude about your status as a Momma's Boy or Daddy's Girl.
- I Have No Son!: A parent disowns their child.
- Inbred and Evil: A villainous child of inbreeding.
- Kid from the Future: Child travels back in time and meets their parents before they were born.
- Let's Have Another Baby: Couples feel so blessed with their first child that they want to have another.
- Like a Son to Me: A character tells another that they're like the child they've never had.
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: The Mad Scientist has an innocent teenage daughter.
- Momma's Boy: Son adores his mother and vice versa.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: For all their evilness, the bad guy loves his mother.
- One Night Stand Pregnancy
- Our Phlebotinum Child
- Parental Fashion Veto
- Parent-Child Team: Parents and children team up to rebel against a cause.
- Preacher's Kid
- Random Species Offspring
- Someone to Remember Him By: A dead man's widow or bereaved girlfriend ends up giving birth to his child.
- Son of a Whore: The child of a prostitute.
- Spin-Offspring: A work of fiction gets a sequel or spinoff focusing on the children of the original characters.
- Spoiled Brat: Parents have children who are spoiled.
- Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids: Strict parents result in mischievous children.
- That Thing Is Not My Child!
- Trophy Child
- Turn Out Like His Father
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: An unattractive man has a beautiful daughter.
- Wanted a Gender-Conforming Child
- Wanted a Son Instead: Displeased with their newborn daughter; wanted a son.
- Weapon Jr.
- Youngest Child Wins: The youngest sibling has the best luck in life.
