In your own opinion: WHAT MAKES A PARENT A GREAT PARENT?

Question

In your own opinion: WHAT MAKES A PARENT A GREAT PARENT?

Answer 1

Teaching them right and wrong. Making sure they do well in school.

Answer 2

Simply a great parent does the best that they can for their child and themselves.  All you can do is your best and that means some days are better then others.

Answer 3

A great parent, to me, is one who tries their best to be:

Patient

Nurturing

Loving

Accepting

Thoughtful

A good role model

Lucky for me, both my parents had these qualities...I just hope I do too!

Answer 4

you dont have to send them to the best school

or dress them in the best clothe

just love your child with everything you have. make them feel safe and be silly. laugh until your tummies hurt.

the most amazing part of being a mom is that your child loves you regardless. it doesnt matter to them what kind of person you are, or where you work. to them you are the best. my son looks at me evryday like i am gold or something hehe its the best feeling in the world.

Answer 5

A great parent is someone who lets their children know they love them every single day.  And someone who will ALWAYS be there for their child no matter what mistakes they may make.  Also someone who makes personal sacrifices for the sake/well being of their children.  That is a great parent.

Answer 6

a parent that is very loving to their children but still demands respect from them and doesnt let their kids gets away with everything.

Answer 7

A parent who accepts responsibility for all of their choices & all of the decisions that they make in parenting, not pawning that responsibility off on tradition or religion.  A parent who thinks through each choice that they make, and decides whether it's right for themselves, their family, their child.  

A parent who recognizes their role as primary teacher for their child & who understands that learning involves mistakes both on their part & on the part of the child.  

A parent who follows their child's lead in when they are ready to learn, not their own desire in wanting their child to take on responsibilities so that they, as a parent, can be done with them.  

A parent who treats their child with respect as an individual, thinking, feeling, growing, curious, fallible being.

Answer 8

My own opinion...

A great parent is someone who loves and gives everything they have into their children's well being. Mistakes will be made, but it's always going to be a learning experience. I love seeing parent who use their imagination, and get on their kids levels, and let go off all their ambition's just to make them smile.

My 4yo is currently attending Pre-Kinder, and he bought home an Art project about Myself & Hubby. It say...

*Charli is the betterest, because she taught me how to milk cows and makes up stories*

*Andrew is the betterest, because he has magic sticks* (Crutches - lol)

Yes, he calls us by our first names. But isn't that the sweetest thing ever. I have the projects on my fridge. Proud Mummy moment..

Answer 9

To raise your children with the strength to stand up for what they believe in and the courage to do so even when those views differ from yours.

Answer 10

one that admits to not being perfect, but will continue trying. also, not going by what other people say, but gets their answers from parenting books with resources

Answer 11

loving liseting understanding supporting helpfuld doing everything posible to give best you can

Answer 12

A parent who always gives their best effort in all they do and love their children unconditionally, wholly and always.  I would also define it as doing what you believe to be in the best interest of your child no matter what.  Be there for them always.

There's not any one and only set way of great parenting, but there are many ways to be a great parent.

Answer 13

LOVE your children and make sure it comes across. They are like little love sponges, and they want to soak it all up. Give them ample opportunities to be with them while young. Dont play favorites. Be fair, tell them to be fair, show them fair. Give them loving examples. Talk to them, listen to them, hug them. Be there , for them. Teach them to fend and care and work for themselves. Let them see you are proud of them, brag about them in front of them, to others. Encourage, praise, and also, be cutting if nessesary, to prune away damage. Don't spoil the children by letting them have their way. Be funny, tease and tickle them, tell them jokes, do things in a group, do things as a team, and be the cheerleader.

teach them about science, and words and math, and angels, and how Jesus felt about God, and discuss religions and non religions . Let them be open minded. Let them know loving people is never wrong. Let them know all colors of skin are right, and to respect people's opinions even if they don't agree. teach them manners by doing manners, honesty by being honest, loving by being loving.

Answer 14

Well for me a perant should be:

Caring

Not Over Pushy but will spur you on to try new things

Loving

Open Minded

A good listener

Answer 15

Someone who is

1.  loving

2.  openminded

3.  intelligent

4.  mature

There are all important to raising good kids.  Most of the disasters I have seen concern parents who lack one or more of these qualities.  The worst are the parents who are convinced they are right.....they are usually the ones who produce the most f*cked up children.

Answer 16

love, food, shelter, warmth, understanding!

Answer 17

A good parent admits to making mistakes and doesn't condemn a child for doing the same, with that a parent also guides a child through the problems delicately without hurting the childs feelings corrects them. A child only learns once and if a parent doesn't teach them to have respect and disipline them within reason the child will become obnoxious and never learn from their mistakes. All parents should also remember that if a child makes a mistake even though the parent warned them that it's wrong to completely harass them about the problem, a child makes mistakes and learns from them by making more mistakes if a parent punishes them for every little thing a child tends to rebel more than an average child with a parent who teaches instead of punishes. Moderately a parent should keep a leash on a child but not to the point where the child is too scared to talk about issues like s*x, drugs, and alchohol.  And also to keep in mind that adults make mistakes too, they just get away with it more than kids do.