Rebecca Bell
Professor Langley
September 2, 2013
Both parents should assume equal responsibility of raising a child. Children need valuable lessons from both parents to be successful in life. Raising children is a major responsibility that both parents should be involved equally in raising their child/children. Both parents should play an active role in their children’s life. The mother can give her son or daughter a sense of tenderness to keep the children lean when they deal with people. If a child has done something wrong in the home then mother can teach her child good manners. A mother can develop a habit for her child/children to take a bath daily once before bed and once again in the morning. Mothers can teach their children to be neat and how to stay clean, they can also teach their children to keep their room clean, to pick up after themselves. Mothers can also teach their child/children to eat the right foods to be healthy. Mothers are also there when their child/children just need to be hugged, to give them the attention they may need. Fathers can teach his child/children how to be brave, teach them how to defend themselves if the occasion should ever arise that they need to protect themselves. A father can teach his child/children the way to be responsible for his/her actions and let them the type of trouble they can be in for their actions. Fathers should also show affection towards his child/children. (http://glitteringems.blogspot.com) A child growing up with both parents and a child growing up in single parent house have significant differences. The well being and development of a child, both physical and psychologically rely on how well each parent performs their roles. Taking care of children is not an easy task and it is crucial for both parents to be involved and take equal responsibility in raising their child. A child need to learn manners, how to behave,