RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

SS 2 CIVIC EDUCATION
3rd Term
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
Meaning of responsible parenthood
responsible parenthood is simply defined as the “will” and ability of parents to respect and do the needs and aspirations of the family and children. It is the ability of a parent to detect the need, happiness and desire of the children and helping them to become responsible and reasonable children.
Types/Patterns of responsible parenthood
1.       Authoritative Parenting Style
This is the most desirable parenting style. It allows children to express themselves, while parent parents still retain authority and control. Authoritative parents have high expectations of their children, but they allow freedom of expression. This type of parents establish authority without the intention of creating fear in the minds of their children, but to help them become useful to themselves and the society.
2.       Authoritarian Parenting Style
Unlike Authoritative Parenting Style, Authoritarian Parents are strict and very demanding: the feeling, opinion of the child doesn't matter when decisions concerning him/her are to be made. Children under authoritarian parenting style are expected to follow rules without questioning, even if they are not cool with the rules. Authoritarian parenting style can be destructive to the children.
3.       Carefree Parenting Style
This is considered to be the least desirable parenting style - tending towards neglect. There is no form of any attachment or affectionate practices between the children and the parents. Perhaps because of busy schedule and work demand, Carefree parents rarely stay at home or have time for their children. Carefree Parenting Style is strongly discourage, and can have destructive effects on the children.
4.       Permissive Parenting Style
Under Permissive Parenting Style, few rules are sometimes set for the children, and the rules are inconsistent when they do exist. Permissive parents are lenient and allow considerable self regulation. Usually, permissive parenting results from parents who try to compensate for what they themselves lacked as children. Perhaps they were raised by parents who were authoritarian.

Roles of responsible parents
1.       Provision of the basic necessities of life like food, shelter and clothing
2.       Security: the children should feel secure around their parents
3.       Education: the parent must ensure that the children are educated
  1. To show love and care to the children
  2. Training of children: the parents should train the children on basic household chores and help them to be responsible.
  3. Neatness: the parents should be the children’s first judge of appearance for the children before they leave home, and they should effect the necessary correction immediately.
  4. Support: The parents should support their children’s legitimate ambitions and help them to achieve them.
Factors that lead to the success of responsible parenthood
1.       The parent’s level of education and the training imbibed
2.       The parents’ economic status
3.       The parents’ social class
4.       The child’s physical and mental state of health
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Importance of responsible parents
1.       It makes for a peaceful and secure society
2.       It makes the child to easily achieve his or her ambition
3.       It makes the parents themselves proud of their children
4.       It ensures sustainable progress of both the family and the society
Constraints of good parenthood
1.       Children’s stubbornness
2.       Poverty
3.       Single parenting  necessitated by the death of one partner

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