This can be to trigger a "Not So Different" Remark bonding moment, or it can trigger the parent doubling down on their refusal to accept their child's personality traits because they "know" it ended poorly when they tried it. The more dramatic and extreme the contrast between parent and child, the more likely the trope is being used to set up a Flash Back in which we see the parent in their youth or childhood, acting exactly the same as their child acts now. Sometimes though there is just no explanation for the contrast between the child and parent other than that they are what they are, separate individuals. Sometimes it's because the child takes after someone else, such as their other parent. Sometimes it may have come about simply because of the environment the child was raised in, regardless of the parent's involvement. Sometimes it may be the result of bad parenting, or it could be that the parent intentionally wanted their children to be as different from them as possible.
Sometimes the contrast may come about because the child doesn't want to follow in their parents' footsteps for whatever reason. The contrast may even make a parent and child a Shadow Archetype of one another.
The contrast however can be more complex such as a contrast in powers, political views or even a sense of morality. The contrast can be as simple as a clash of different personalities such as for example, a stoic parent with a Hot-Blooded child or a Wacky Parent, Serious Child dynamic. However, sometimes children have traits that completely contrast with those of their parents, sometimes so much so that they can be seen as a Foil to their parents.
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