What can you do to be considered a good parent?

I have a parenting and child development class and need to get my grade up.... but in order to do that i need to find out answers to a few questions.....What can you do to be considered a good parent?
Be real.





Be consistent.





Lead by example.





Set the standard.





Have a sense of humor, but know when to be strict.What can you do to be considered a good parent?
I don't know the standard text book answer, but for me being a good parent is just being their for your child. When they fall down and scrap their knee you're there to blow on it and doctor it up, or when they want to know how they get the Popsicle to stay on the stick and you tell them its magic (but then explain the real answer which sounds like magic to them), or when after weeks of playing a particular level on a video game and they finally beat it by themselves and you're there giving them high fives and congratulating them as they hop up and down, waving their arms.





To me that's what being a good parent is all about, to help your kids strive through the good and the bad. To pick them up when the fall down or to congratulate them when they succeed.
I've a whole philosophy about that. First, I've read the 4 ingredients for a successful life are Intelligence, Confidence, Ambition, and Sociability.


Those qualities should be nurtured in every child. Children should be respected, not given a free-hand, respected. They should never be purposely insulted, degraded with malice. Kids need to be complimented occasionally. It's important they have confidence to deal with life. They should be encouraged to express themselves, so as they grow they can


communicate well with others. They should be allowed to socialize all they like, so long as they do so with friends of good character. There should never be yelling, shouting, hitting as that isn't necessary. Talking in a normal manner is the way to handle things. This makes for a calm atmosphere, so just a few harsh words have their desired affect. No yelling, no tantrums, no insults. I know this sounds like bs, but it worked for me. My father was insulting, yelled daily sometimes all day long. I decided when I had a child, things would be different. I found raising her was easy, a piece of cake. I never yelled, never insulted. Arguments were short and few. My child is fully grown, a happy adult with a secure job she enjoys.


Last week I happened to ask her how many close friends she has, she thought a moment and replied 'about 100'. She lives in another state now.


Of course we get along well together, we always have.
-Praise your children for good works


-Discipline appropriately


-Set limits


-Not be so overprotective


-Talking with the child, and not to him


-Enjoying the child's company


-Laughing together


-Sincerely listens


-Asks child for opinions


-Has fun


-Encourages creativity


-Supports children during activities


-Patience


-Consistency


-Show ';agape'; love


-Spend genuine time with family


-Eat with children and ask about day at school


-Do activities together


-PRAY TOGETHER


Go to the child's school randomly


-Just be there!
US GIVING YOU THE ANSWERS ISN'T THE RIGHT WAY... IF you are in that class,,, then obviously you hjave issues you need to work on. Pay attention to your child, give tthem what they need, love them unconditionally, play with them, teach them, celebrate with them, and show them who God is. BE a good parent, don't just say you are!
anything. anyone can be a good parent just not a perfect parent, i personally don't believe in a ';perfect parent';








your doing fine:)
Good parents are loving, kind, and responsible people. Parents are not perfect though.