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Thursday, August 30, 2012 Parental Responsibilities Nobody ever said it was easy to raisechildren. They don’t come with guidelines or instructions,
and they certainly don’t come with a pause button. What they do come with is a crucial set of physical and emotional
needs that must be met. If parents fail to meet these specific needs, there can be wide-ranging and long-lasting negative
effects. The following outline provides eight essential responsibilities parents must adhere to in order to foster their children’s
physical and/or emotional well-being:
9:49 am edt 1. Provide a safe environment: · Keep your children free from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. · Keep unsafe objects away or out of reach of your children. · Get to know your children’s caregivers · (get references or background checks). · Correct any potential dangers around · the house. • Take safety precautions. Use smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, lock doors at night, always wear seatbelts,
etc. · Water · Nutritious foods · Shelter · A bed with sheets, blankets, and a pillow · Medical care as needed and medicine when ill · Clothing that is appropriate for the weather conditions · Space (a place where he or she can go to be alone) 3. Provide self-esteem needs: · Accept your children’s uniqueness and respect their individuality. · Encourage (don’t push) your children to participate in clubs, activities, or sports. · Notice and acknowledge your children’s achievements and pro-social behavior. · Encourage proper hygiene. · Set realistic and age-appropriate expectations for your children. · Use any misbehavior as a time to teach, not to criticize or ridicule. 4. Teach and display morals and values: · Honesty · Respect · Responsibility · Compassion · Patience · Forgiveness · Generosity 5. Develop mutual respect: · Use respectful language. · Respect their feelings. · Respect their opinions. · Respect their privacy. · Respect their individuality. 6. Provide effective and appropriate discipline: · Structured · Consistent · Predictable · Fair 7. Be involved in their education: · Communicate regularly with your children’s teachers. · Make sure your children are completing their homework each night. · Assist your children with their homework, but don’t do it for them. · Talk to your children each day about school. · Ask open-ended questions about their day. · Recognize and acknowledge your children’s academic achievements. 8. Get to know your children. · Be approachable. · Ask questions. · Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. Now that you’ve seen the list of parental responsibilities, look at what are not parents’ responsibilities: · Supplying your children with the most expensive designer clothes or shoes. · Picking up after your children and cleaning their rooms. · Dropping everything you’re doing to give a child a ride somewhere. · Providing your children with a telephone, television, computer, or game system. · Bailing your child out of trouble every time he or she does something wrong. · Maintaining an unlimited supply of treats, chips, sodas, or junk foods. · Replacing toys or other items that your children have lost or misplaced. Reprinted from www.ParentCoachPlan.com by Chris Theisen 2001. |
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