Good or bad parent

Hi,

Just you asking that question leads me to believe that you are. Being concerned like that will make you more aware of what you are trying to do right and what mistakes you might make.

Here is an article that I guide parents to when they question themselves.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/25153/being_a_good_parent_what_does_it_mean.html

Good luck and best wishes. 

My dear there is no real way to measure or grade oneself on being a good parent.  I also understand the stress and depression part of parenting.

Here are a few sites that I really want you to visit and study.

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/behavior/368.html

http://loveourchildrenusa.org/nurturingparent.php

http://www.mommymoments.com/t1.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/family_matters/you_parent.shtml

I have faith that you are and will be a great parent. Wishing you all the best. 

People that don't care, don't ask.  There is no such thing as a perfrect parent.  I look back and cringe sometimes, but as long as you lead with your heart,  I don't think you can go wrong, consistancy and love are the best you can do.   We all make it up as we go along, that's the wonder of it, that any of us come out of childhood "normal".  There is no manual like you get with a toaster.  Do the best you can and remember, we all get stressed and overwhelmed sometimes, a sense of humor and the realization that these years fly quickly have always helped me, if you can, sit back for even 10 seconds take a deep breath and remember in 10-15 years, your kids will be pretty much self-sufficient, know so much  more than you do, will think you are a jerk anyway, and become a bottomless pit that you throw food and money into, then a few years after that, they become human again and actaully become your friend, like I said, lead with your heart, with any luck, we all get out of child-bearing years alive and with most of our sanity intact.  Good luck!!

I took some parenting classes with a woman named Lea Statman, and she taught "respectful parenting" and her teenage boy rode a unicycle, worked as a clown, paid his own way to go to a special farm in Vermont for the summer, loved and respected his siblings and parents, so I believe there is a good and bad way to parent and there are measures of success.  the confidence of your child is your meter- the little light inside needs to be protected and fostered.

Risk looking bad in public to do what you know in your heart is the correct responce to your child-- when others say, you are spoiling, you will make him a wimp, you are suffocating, you are too permissive.. you can listen and consider, but make some decisions about following your own inner voice, no matter what society says, this will increase your confidence, and always respect your child like you would another person of great importance, even when they are upset, or especially then.

If you think you are good as a Parent, you might be unless you are aware of his performance in every aspect of life because children personality differ from one to another.

You can also check, which parenting trend you have adopted...http://parentingteens.com/blog/understanding-parenting-trends/