Good Parenting

Defining a good person can provide many different definition depending on who you ask. The same is true for trying to define a good parent. However there are some generalizations of a good parent that are common among American society. Parents should have a foundation of love where they actually care about the child. This includes giving attention and showing affection to the child. Parents must be able to create and sustain a good family environment. Possessing the resources and capital to be able to support the baby for many years after their birth is just a small part of this. A good parent should also be a good person. They should be able to take care of themselves and have the general characteristics of patience, care, responsibility, and understanding. A good parent is someone who can provide love, life necessities for their child and themselves.
If a parent does not love their child there is no hope in them being a good parent. Love is the most essential quality in creating a constructive parent child relationship. When there is no love present in the parent it will create problems in the child. A strong foundation based on love is very beneficial in making a good parent, however if the parent is unable to e

Good parents start from a foundation of love. Parents should also be able to provide enough for their dependant children. It is also impossible to get a good parent out of a bad person. The combination of love, the ability to provide enough, and being a good person are large parts of forming a good parent.

Clevie from “My Fathers Life” did love his son Raymond. This is evident by his struggle to provide for his family. Though he was not successful at providing a good home or steady income his efforts showed his love. He moved his family out of the dust bowl to Washington and got difficult laboring jobs. He did not do this for himself, he did it because he loved his son and wife. His inability to be around for his son, and his alcoholism interfered with his ability to be a good parent, however, he did love Raymond.

Calvin provided his son a good example, but Beth did not. Beth was a very materialistic, self-centered, and narcissistic woman. She was not a good person so it is impossible for her to be a good parent. She had so many character flaws that it would be impossible for her to be a good influence for Conrad. At the end of the film Calvin even realizes this fact.

Clevie was always trying to be a hero, but never was because he could not even take care of himself. Clevie being an alcoholic made it impossible for him to be a good parent during that time. He invested his spare time, money and energy into alcohol, not his son. If he did have any qualities like responsibility or patience, it was hidden by his alcoholism. Yes, his son did go on to get his Doctorate, but he also died from his affliction with alcohol. This goes to show that qualities, good or bad, parents possess will make a difference in their children’s lives. This is why it is important for parents to try to m