PARENTAL SOCIAL SUPPORT: ITS ROLE IN UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN

Parents are role models for children. Kids perceive the attitude of their parents towards learning. Parents can dynamically and effectively modulate the behavior of their kids. Parental care can exhibit enormous influence morally as well as socially. It is the authoritative nature of parents that can guide and bind them to ethics. Parents can mold and shape the destiny of their children. Parents can effectively prioritize the scheme of do’s and don’ts. Parental care can bring laurels in shaping their future. It is the practical involvement of parents that determine the yield of their children. Parents can impact and ignite the desires, habits, attitudes and objectives of their children. The parental role can never be nullified by any standards of professional teaching. “It is the source which determines the course of flow”. Parents can illuminate the darkest corners of their children with the warmth of their love, affection, and care and it is the “divine’’ zeal and zest that differentiates parents from professionals. It is the consciousness of parents that determines the conscience of their children. It is the religious duty of parents to provide a stable and righteous atmosphere for the effective upbringing of their children within the realm of society. What proteins are to muscles …parents are to children. This paper examines various factors positive as well as negative influencing children growth and development. The researcher has highlighted some of the factors that can help in the adjustment of children in society and to develop among them the spirit of service for mankind.