2007-02-05 16:44:58 · 11 answers · asked by frank 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I can not think of the right word at this time but this example is my feeling;
A father is in the emergency room with his 19 year old who has been in an auto accident,the 19y/o has a lacerated face and is swollen.And ask dad hold my hand?Dads reply is I held you in my arms when you were minutes old and I,ve held you as you have walked thru life and I am not letting you go now.
This happened Saturday night as I was in the ER with my son.
2007-02-06 01:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say it is establishing a bond with your child during infancy. By that I mean creating a secure connection so that the child internalizes on a primative level that the parent is not abandonning him or her. Simply put, the infant learns that he or she will signal through gestures, crying, a facial expression, etc that he or she has a need (hunger or some form of emotional or physical discomfort or distress) and the parent will eventually respond in a manner that the child experiences as comforting and meets the need. As the parent experiences success in her ability to comfort and sooth the child her role is validated and her emotional connection to the child is reinforced.
While I agree love is a necessary factor, love often does not simply happen on it's own and is not necessarily accompanied by the secure attachment required for a child to thrive and a parent to do set aside his or her wants and needs and prioritize the child's needs.
2007-02-05 17:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by kvcar2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allowing the child to grow as he or she wishes. I think many of us currently parents grew up in a time when it was the parent's job to kind of bend a child to the parent's will - just as schools mold a child into a cookie cutter education - towing the line was the most important thing that our parents and teachers tried to teach us - not to make waves, etc.
Today, children are very different and they resent and withdraw under that kind of discipline. We are here as guides and are meant to show these children the wonders of the world and teach them how to be safe in it - and then let them do it their own way. Allowing children to learn and grow healthily and in their own way and time is our most important task, in my opinion.
Peace!
2007-02-05 16:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love
Discipline
Love
Support
Love
Honesty
Love
Active Role models
Love
Acceptance
Love
Involvement
Love
Interest
Love
Advise
Love
Constructive criticism
Love
Oh yeah, and did I mention....LOVE
2007-02-05 17:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love, support and accepting.
2007-02-05 17:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by shark_315 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giving yourself to the child.
2007-02-05 16:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by GeminiVirgo1971 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consistent discipline...
2007-02-05 16:48:50 · answer #7 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
love, respect, teaching your kids to accept who they are and to love themselves and be good to the people around them. and love love love
2007-02-05 23:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by myblue_steel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love
2007-02-05 16:48:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
teach them in the way they should go and when they are old, they will never depart.
2007-02-05 16:55:27 · answer #10 · answered by GoAskAlice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋