1. The Rewards & Responsibilities
Parenting as a Career
The Rewards & Responsibilities

2. Requirements Commitment (24 hour job tending to their needs)
Preparation (Educate self on parenting and child development)
Responsibility
Flexibility
Nurturing nature

3. Nurturing Nature Loving care & attention
Communicate with babies with tone of voice, facial expression, and sense of touch
Unconditional love throughout life
Correct misbehavior
Encourage child to do his/her best
Teach self-discipline so he/she knows what is right & wrong and consequences

4. Rewards of Parenting
Watch child develop physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially
Experience contentment when rocking baby
Happy when called “mama” or “dada”
Feel pride when child learns to ride bike, read a book,
Experience constant adventure with family projects, trips, special occasions

5. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Emotionally and financially ready to be a parent
Love child unconditionally
Provide sense of security to develop child’s self-confidence

6. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Give child love, time, energy, $$
Fulfill child’s physical needs
(shelter, food, clothing, medical care)

7. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Fulfill child’s emotional needs
by giving loving care and attention
* Fulfill child’s emotional needs by offering moral support

8. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Fulfill child’s intellectual needs with
stimulating play experiences,
useful “teachable moments”
(teach on spur-of-the-moment).

9. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Provide for social opportunities to interact with other people

10. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Teach child about own heritage and culture
Teach family traditions for food choices, clothing styles, spiritual expressions

11. Responsibilities of Parenthood
Promote character formation
Teach by example
Teach what’s right/wrong
Teach honesty, loyalty, tolerance, respect, good communication
Teach how to take of self

12. Myths about Parenthood
Parenting skills are instinctive.
(Some have a natural ability, but others need to learn skills.)
Parenting is only fun.
(It’s challenging, boring, frustrating, satisfying, fun, and rewarding.)
Children are cute & sweet.
(They’re fussy, uncooperative, dawdlers.)