Being a Good Parent
By Richard H. Collins
- Be there. Go to the ballet recitals, soccer games, birthday parties, football
games. - Find out what aptitudes your child has and focus their education in those
subjects. - Make sure the school is right for your child. Make sure the teacher is right
for your child. If they aren’t, then find the right teacher and school. - Know your child’s teacher.
- If divorced, never criticize your former spouse.
- No means no. Children need boundaries and need to know they matter.
- Do not let the new husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend disrupt a good
working relationship with your former spouse. - Every child needs a spiritual aspect to their lives: it teaches ethics, morals,
character, and a higher purpose in life. - Failure happens in life and is acceptable; quitting is what losers do. Stay the
course. Don’t let the child quit; make them complete the task. - If you are the friend or spouse of a parent with a child, remember you are
only the child’s friend and do not try to be the parent. You can become a
parent figure only after you have earned the right.
