PARENT’S ROLE IN PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT 
     -by Cadet Sukanya Jitendra Bhojane 
     (Jai Hind Detachment) 
       Personality development plays an important role in everyone’s life. 
     An individual’s personality refers to his/her attitude, appearance, 
     characteristics, mindset and behavior towards others. Personality 
     development helps an individual make a mark of his/her own. It creates 
     one’s own identity in the world. 
       Right from the childhood time, children are given guidance at each 
     and every phase by their parents. Parents play the most important role in 
     the overall development of their child. Parenting is an ongoing job. It is 
     not something you can get away from once the time comes, as children 
     need their parents from time to time, to stay on the right track. It is the 
     right guidance of the parents that develops the character of the child. The 
     process of parenting and child development goes hand in hand. 
       Parents should teach the lessons of assertiveness, maturity and 
     importance of being physically fit. “As you sow so shall you reap.” The 
     proverb that says future consequences are inevitably shaped by present 
     actions. Similarly, whatever values parents sow in their children from 
     the childhood are alternately imbibed in their personality while growing 
     up. Positive parenting improves cognitive, social and problem-solving 
     skills in children helping them to be better humans. Children from their 
     early age observe parents interaction and how arguments are settled in 
     the family. This will help them in their socio-cultural development. 
     Accepting failures and overcoming them, understanding them, accepting 
     feedback concepts which comes under the mental development of the 
     child depends upon the parenting styles moulding their minds. Along 
     with all these, physical development plays a very important role in the 
     physical development of child. Exercising regularly, being a team 
     player, having a right diet, growing in an play-and-learn environment 
     results in the physical development of the child. The parents should get 
     up early in the morning and go out for a walk. If they begin their 
     activities during the early hours, then their children learn the importance 
     of being punctual. 
       It is the responsibility of parents to give a mental support to their 
     child by being emotionally present and motivating them at each and 
     every phase of their life. Parents should teach them to become matured 
     and face the adverse situations of life boldly. After an age of 10 years of 
     children, parents must treat their child as their friend making them 
     comfortable to share their problems, funs, experiences creating a healthy 
     parent-to-child relationship with them. Also they must trust their child 
     and try to understand them with their own interest and not pressurizing 
     them to do things according to the parents interest, which makes an 
     effect on their child’s mental health. The parents should be confident 
     about their children, so that children become confident of themselves. 
       Personality gives a brief information of an individual. 
     Assertiveness, maturity, emotional intelligence and physical energy 
     along with the parents guidance helps an individual to develop an 
     attractive and strong personality and helps survive a long run.