| tart --> | | | | children - encouraging them and supporting their |
| Good parenting can not be clearly defined, as it is very | | | | journey through life. A child who is emotionally healthy - |
| often a subjective concept. One parent's definition of | | | | happy, secure, and self-confident - can often attribute |
| good parenting may be another's definition of poor | | | | their emotional health to good parenting. |
| judgment. Cultural differences impact parenting | | | | Conversely - a child who acts out behaviorally, inflicts |
| standards enormously as do a myriad of other things. | | | | harm on himself or others, and is emotionally shut |
| Luckily there are a few fundamental standards that | | | | down is often missing good parenting. Keep in mind, |
| are held by society as a common measure of good | | | | however, that many of these warning signs can be |
| parenting. | | | | the result of depression and other medical conditions. |
| As parents, the most basic of our responsibilities are to | | | | But when none of these conditions are present, the |
| keep our children safe and healthy to the best of our | | | | parenting of the child should be addressed. |
| abilities. A parent who struggles to feed their child | | | | Schools will often become involved in assessing the |
| because of economic reasons, or a parent who lives | | | | existence of good parenting when danger signs |
| in a less than safe neighborhood can hardly be | | | | become evident within school. A child who is noticeably |
| considered a bad parent. The key here is the "best of | | | | neglected physically - comes to school unkempt, |
| their abilities" - good (or bad) parenting can often be | | | | unclean, and otherwise unhealthy on a consistent basis |
| defined by intent. The care a parent provides for their | | | | will raise red flags. Additionally, a child who appears |
| child - that is consciously intended to be beneficial can | | | | emotionally unstable, suffers from poor grades, |
| help us define good parenting. | | | | depression, and/or social problems will also be noticed. |
| For our purposes, a child who is clean, well fed, and | | | | Children who are the product of good parenting will |
| healthy as a result of the care provided to them by | | | | often be noticed as the children who excel in school, |
| their parent's best efforts is said to be the product of | | | | have many friends, and are happy, functioning |
| good parenting. | | | | members of the school community. |
| Additionally, a child's emotional well being is just as | | | | Good parenting can set the tone for a child's whole life |
| important as their physical well being. Good parenting | | | | to come. |
| means making yourself emotionally available to your | | | | |