Different Types of Parents

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Different Types of Parents Parenting can be one of the most difficult jobs any couple or individual can have. They are people who raise children and strongly affect their behaviors in both positive and negative ways. Parents influence their children not only when trying to educate them, but also when not intending to. For example, my parents are the people who have probably influenced me the most by their strictness and helped make me who I am today. Different people have different views on raising their children, and these lead to several different types of parents. Ambitious parents are one popular type in society. They insist their children be successful people and use money as a way of showing how they care for them. First, they impose their desire on their children and force them to be the top at school. For example, I have a friend whose name is Tien. She wants to be a pianist, but her parents want her to study chemistry and become a doctor. They forced her to give up playing piano and focus on studying to be a physician even though she does not like it. In my opinion, ambitious parents should help children explore their own talents instead of forcing on them their wishes. They need to listen, respect, and encourage their children’s opinions and desires. Second, they are so busy that they spend most of their time working instead of sharing it with their children. Most ambitious parents think that money will brings their family happiness and an adequate life, and the only way to have it is working. Due to their responsibility of making money, these parents do not have enough time for their children. Gradually, spending less time with the family makes them have low interest in family activities. For instance, they make promises to play with their children, drive them to a movie theater, or watch a football game together, but then they cannot keep the
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