PARENTS AS ROLE MODELS

Family rights and responsibilities

Effective parents demonstrate the following to

their children and friends as role models:

love, caring, respect, dignity and humour;

positive attitude to work;

teach parenting to older children;

delegate chores to children;

cooperative decision making;

verbal family life;

careful attitude to saving money;

generosity to other people;

family practice of faith;

cooperative discipline with children;

sharing of skills with children;

ongoing support for school work;

children encouraged to play sport;

effective nutrition for family;

recreation with family;

family activities;

no smoking and boozing at home;

children to bring friends home;

healthy lifestyle for family;  and

community involvement.