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Role of Both Parents in Parenting

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Role of Both Parents in Parenting

The topic for discussion is the role of both parents in raising children. The upbringing strategies employed by parents play a critical role in determining the moral conduct. Studies have indicated that only one parent participates in parenting more so during the early stages of the development of a child. For instance, maternal leave is highly embraced, which is not the case in paternal leave. Both parents should be there for their children to instil discipline and having the child-parent bond. Fathers have always declined their role in bringing up their (Morrill et al., 2010).

This topic is relevant to the course on parenting and discipline, as it will provide required information concerning parenting and the strategies employed in instilling discipline to a child. The world is characterized by a busy society whereby the parents have no time for their children. The children do not have enough time to spend with their children even after school hours. The busy schedules delineate either or both of the parents, which is not healthy in the process of bringing up the child (Hurley et al., 2014). These children lack the parent-children bond. Women solely participate in parenting, which should not be the case (Fagan & Kaufman, 2015).

This topic is also relevant to the course as it will provide the best strategies that should be employed in bringing up a child. Both parents should participate in the process of bringing up children (Dwivedi, 2017). The concepts ensure that these children are brought healthily. Parents are the immediate entities that a child is exposed at in the stages of development. They are integral in interpreting the world to the child. Therefore, the child should get both sides of the world that is from a maternal and paternal view. Since human beings are moral agents, the parents will assist in moulding the code of conduct of the child for them to be socially acceptable (Yousafzai et al., 2015). Generally, the topic of the role of both parents in parenting is relevant. Parenting should not be one-sided. Through this topic, research will be done evaluating both the advantages and disadvantages of both parents participating in the upbringing process.

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Dwivedi, K. N. (2017). Enhancing parenting skills. In Promotion of Mental Health (pp. 81-86). Routledge.

Fagan, J., & Kaufman, R. (2015). Co‐parenting relationships among low‐income, unmarried parents: Perspectives of fathers in fatherhood programs. Family Court Review, 53(2), 304-316.

Hurley, K. D., Huscroft-D’Angelo, J., Trout, A., Griffith, A., & Epstein, M. (2014). Assessing parenting skills and attitudes: A review of the psychometrics of parenting measures. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(5), 812-823.

Morrill, M. I., Hines, D. A., Mahmood, S., & Cordova, J. V. (2010). Pathways between marriage and parenting for wives and husbands: The role of coparenting. Family process, 49(1), 59-73.

Yousafzai, A. K., Rasheed, M. A., Rizvi, A., Armstrong, R., & Bhutta, Z. A. (2015). Parenting skills and emotional availability: an RCT. Pediatrics, 135(5), e1247-e1257.