What’s Your Policy?
Define your position on different types of responsibility. Select a subject below, then view and rate our visitors’ definitions, or submit your own.
What’s your idea of a responsible parent?
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* Topics appearing higher in the list are the most popular. Choose any topic or suggest a new one. (View All Topics.)
“being honest and showing them how to do the right thing, not just telling them what to do”
6 people agree
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“allowing your child to take responsibility for his/her own actions and not stepping in to rescue them”
4 people agree
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“being able to say NO, it is being the parent not the “best friend”, it is about your child knowing that you mean what you say, it is about love”
6 people agree
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“to know you are their only parent, and realize it is your job to prepare your child for life, not to be their friend, but their example”
4 people agree
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“showing them that, “You create what you get, in one fashion or another”. The ONLY “religion” needed is the “Golden Rule””
5 people agree
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“being able to GUIDE and NOT ultimately “force” what your children should or shouldn’t do and give them an explanation of why you think the way y”
5 people agree
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“when your kids come FIRST”
7 people agree
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“having the courage to lead by example—our children learn by what we do, not what we say”
9 people agree
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“a wonderful gift”
3 people agree
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“being present enough to know what is going on; to stand back far enough to let them experience a learn; and, wise enough to know when not to intervene”
8 people agree
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I agree
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Define what responsibility means to you.