What is a "parent"?

What is a "parent"?

Jayne Major, Ph.D. (Parenting Educator & Child Custody Consultant, Breakthrough Parenting Services, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How will giving my child everything he wants affect him in the future?; What is the best way to parent a child?; What is the key to successful parenting? and more...

What is the proper role of a parent? One, you do not own your child. Your child has a soul. Your child has different DNA than you have. They are not a clone of you. They are not you. They are very special and unique in their own right, and that needs to be identified and cultivated so that there isn't an expectation that "The child is going to grow up and be just like me." which was a throwback to another era. So, the parent's role is to be a steward of that child, to attend to the child's growing affairs, and to teach that child how to fit into the world; to cultivate the child's education, their morals, and their development so that they can thrive in life. So, the proper role of a parent is to be a steward, a mentor, a teacher, and a disciplinarian in the sense of teaching that child how to be a grown up person.