What makes someone a good parent?

[Jjpayne]

I don't think there is such a thing as a "good parent"

In fact, I was inspired by the movie bad mom's And here is a speech given at the end of the movie

"AMY
Hi, um, my name is Amy Mitchell,
and I am running for PTA President.
I know after the other day a lot of
you think I’m a pretty bad mom...
And you know what? You’re right.
Sometimes I’m too strict with my
kids, sometimes I’m too nice, and
sometimes I’m just a crazy bitch
who doesn’t make any sense...
What works on my daughter almost
never works on my son, and whenever
I think I might actually be
figuring my kids out, they grow
older and I’m back to square one.
The truth is, when it comes to
being a mom... I have no f#cking
clue what I’m doing.
But you know what? I don’t think
anyone does.
I think we’re all bad moms. And you
know why? Because being a mom today
is f#cking impossible.
So can we all just stop pretending
like we’ve got it all figured out
and maybe stop judging each other
all the time
I’m running for PTA president
because I want our school to be a
place where you don’t have to be
perfect.

A place where you can be yourself
and make mistakes and where you’re
judged by how hard you’re trying
not by what you bring to the
f#cking bake sale.

Okay well you get the point! If
you’re a perfect mom who’s got this
whole parenting thing down cold,
please vote for Gwendolyn. But if
you’re a bad mom like me and you
have no f#cking clue what you’re
doing and you just want your school
to stop making you feel worse than
you already feel about yourself,
please vote for me!"

That kind of sums it up for me, starting with being humble and honest with yourself as a parent.

But overall, it's simply love and care for your kids. If you truly love and care for them everything else will fall into place. truly loving and caring for them will know the balance of care, displine, and tough love. I think a rule of thumb is doing things that your kids will thank you later for doing.

[ZackBan]

Don't worry too much the fact that you care enough to ask here proves you're a good mother.
I too didn't have many friends my age during my early years and I was very shy and awkward but just like anything else in life I got over it as I grew up and forced myself to become more open and social.
In my opinion, good parenting comes down to one thing: Being on your kid's team. Always.
Basically good parents do everything FOR their kid even when they are being harsh, bad parents do things for themselves and would punish their kids for bothering them which is very selfish and an abuse of power basically and 10 times out of 10 the kid will grow to resent that and hold it against them.
So as long as you are there for your girl and you take care of her and teach her right and wrong you'll watch her grow into an amazing person right in front of your eyes.

[Hannah_le]

I feel it’s normal for every parent to worry just as long as it doesn’t get in the kids way of developing well mentally and physically. I think observing the kids personality and seeing how to work with her is well and I used to be pretty shy as a kid but as I got older I’m still quiet but I don’t get social anxiety or embarrassment ever. I think the issue my parents had on me was keeping me inside all the time and never being able to be a kid. Take her to the park , spend time to play with her , and helping her learn and develop in fun ways too. As she gets older I’d say put her in a hobby that’s a huge thing my parents never did for me even when I wanted to. I felt I had to introduce stuff to myself rather then my parents teaching me or introducing stuff to me. Do crafts , draw , sports , and all. Lastly when it’s her birthday actually get her stuff she wants my parents got me electronics and all even when I wanted toys or fake cooking set and I ended up being a lazy , mentally kid.

[jasco]

A good parent to me is someone who instills core values in there children while also being able to be patient with there children and being able to have fun with them. Cause kids are impressionable and the best way to teach anyone is by interacting with them. Show them what a good mother/father is suppose to be, show them what a good lady/man is suppose to be, show them what to avoid and what fun is suppose to be. Be there friend when needed, but always make sure to remind them that you are the parent. Not one of there classmates. Tell them to be respectful, teach them what respect is. Basically just teach them basic values.

[BeachLuvR97]

As a parent you must care, love, be self-disciplined, and provide consistent, appropriate discipline for your child. "More is caught than taught."

[bklynbadboy1]

You have to be loving strong patient nurture selfless. Seeing as how you ask the question says your all of the above.