PARENTING ETHICSZachary MontenieriITA122: English Composition II (PTF1505G)Professor Katie SurberMarch 3, 2015PARENTING ETHICSIntroductionBeing a parent is not an easy task, as many agree. It involves providing your children with a safe, secure and stimulating environment, as well as developing them into responsible and successful future adults. It requires flexibility to meet the specific needs of individual children, the firmness to set necessary limits, and the maturity to sometimes put aside one's own needs and desires for the benefit of one's children (schools.nyc.gov/Basicsofgoodparenting). All parents want their child to grow up to be a successful person who can be resourceful for the family and society since in this type, parents do not offer much discipline as they tend to be more lenient and can only intervene when a serious problem occurs. There may be few consequences for misbehavior as parents have the attitude of “kids will be kids” (Morin 2015). These children who do not receive sufficient guidance do not learn the problem-solving skills that help them make good decisions. Additionally, research has shown that low expectations often lead to poor outcomes. Children are less likely to strive to improve themselves when parents do not encourage them to challenge themselves (MorinSteinberg said, "good parenting promotes empathy, honesty, self-confidence, self-control, kindness, cooperation and cheerfulness. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation and the desire to achieve.” The ten fundamental principles of good parenting include: What you do matters; of a child is learned. Steinberg explains that what parents do is very important because it makes him or her great. Whether it is how they treat themselves in terms of health behavior or how they treat others, parents should keep in mind that their children they are more or less likely to follow what they see. They should remember that what children see is more important than what they are told You cannot be too loving; Steinberg argues that it is not possible to spoil a child with love. These things include reduced expectations, leniency, or material