Does forgiveness contribute to positive parenting?

Pages: 57-58
Garima Yadav (Dronacharya Govt. College, Gurgaon, Haryana)

Parenting was never considered to be an essential topic of day to day conversation. With changing times and increasing demands of it, researchers globally have started to lay importance and suggest ways for healthy upbringing of children. Matter becomes grave when we are dealing with adolescents. Their own changes both physical and mental coupled with societal pressure demands better understanding and care from parents. Parents contribute hugely in bringing up healthy individuals by passing on personality traits and emotions. So it becomes vital to portray and pass on the right emotions and offer healthy parenting. Of all the innumerable emotions and virtues forgiveness is emphasized as it lays the foundation stone for a strong yet adjusting personality.