Good Parents

Recently, parents are taught how to be good parents. Especially in Taiwan, parents in the past adopted principles for child discipline. However, as many parents are well-educated nowadays, they want to be good parents. Good parents not only raise their children but should care, educate and discipline them appropriately.
Good parents not only raise their children, like giving them food and clothing, but also care them. Good parents should try to understand their children. For example, they should often chat with their children so they can know what happen to their children. In Taiwan, some children behaved badly in school or skip school to fool around outside. Worst of all, some children reject to go home. Children have such behavior mostly because their parents do not care about them. Those busy parents just focus on their jobs and pay little attention to their children. Hence, these children tend to make bad friends, who seem to care and help them. Besides, once children feel that their parents do not care about them, and then they will do whatever they want without thinking about the consequence. Good parents must spend time on their children and keep a good relationship with them.
Children receive education in school, but parents still have to educate them after school. Good parents will instill respect for the law and the right value toward money as well as morality in the young generation. Moreover, they should be taught to develop good habits. Fore instance, they must keep their rooms clean. They must respect the elders. Good parents form children’s good personalities by educating them in daily life. They praise them and make them optimistic. For example, they tell them the story that Washington chopped down the cherry tree and he was brave to admit mistakes. Children are required to display their virtues, which are more important than anything.
Last year, the California Legislature considered criminalizing the spanking of toddlers. But at least half of the parents and according to some surveys claim that 94 percent of parents consider a swat on the bottom to be an appropriate form of discipline. According to the survey, punishment is just one way to discipline children. Most important of all, good parents know how to punish their children appropriately. They don’t lose their temper by punishing children, and they don’t abuse children. When children do something wrong, they will tell them what is wrong and why they receive the punishment. Hence children will understand that they are punished because of parents’ love. In my memory, my father punished me only one time. He beat me because I behaved impolitely in front of visitors. He is a good father. He tended to talk with me when Ii did something wrong, and he gave me chances to explain. Hence, I thought he adopts a more acceptable way to educate children. Learning to be good parents is a long-term work. Being a good parent is not easy. When I think about my parents, I not only appreciate them, but regard them as my role model. Parents will influence their children all the time.