TOEFL® essay sample: What are some of the qualities of a good parent?

[Mirka24]

What are some of the qualities of a good parent? Use specific details and examples to explain your answer.

How important is it to be a good parent? As parents we all have different ideas of what success means for our children. To be a parent is a big responsibility. It is finding a real passion for something in life.
I believe everybody have different definition to be a respectful, proud and loving parent.
Children need our full attention even when we think they don’t make any interest. Sometimes they might have difficulty to express their feelings. It is hard to be relate to them if parents don’t do things together with them.
Parents should be actively and physically involved with children, teach and introduce them to a wide variety of activities and then give them the freedom to pick and choose as they grew up. It challenge plenty of energy and enthusiasm but becoming a parent is a gift, even though it means a huge responsibility. If the child feels the love and return that kind of love, the responsibility becomes less challenging.
To sum it up all, important qualities for a good parent are love, responsibility, enthusiasm and support and time for their children.

[Alan]

Hi,

How important is it to be a good parent? As parents we all have different ideas of what success means for our children. To be a parent is a big responsibility. It is finding a real passion for something in life.
I believe everybody haS A different definition to be a respectful, proud and loving parent.
Children need our full attention even when we think they don’t SHOW? any interest. Sometimes they might have difficulty IN expressING their feelings. It is hard to relate to them if parents don’t do things together with them.
Parents should be actively and physically involved with children, teach and introduce them to a wide variety of activities and then give them the freedom to pick and choose as they grOw up. It IS A challenge FULL of energy and enthusiasm but becoming a parent is a gift, even though it means a huge responsibility. If the child feels the love and returnS that kind of love, the responsibility becomes less challenging.
To sum it up all, important qualities for a good parent are love, responsibility, enthusiasm and support and time for their children.


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