Qualities Needed in Parenting

Qualities Needed to Succeed In a Chosen Career

Qualities Needed to Meet the Needs of a Growing Child

A constant striving for perfection

A tolerance for repeated errors

Mobility

Stability

A need to be free from time constraints to focus

Plenty of time for family activities on work

Impatience

Patience

A goal-oriented attitude toward the project at hand

Emphasis on process, surprises and change as the child matures

A total commitment to yourself

A total commitment to others

A stubborn self-will

A softness and willingness to bend

Efficiency

A tolerance for chaos

A belief that succeeding must always be the top priority

An understanding that failure promotes growth

A controlling nature that enjoys directing others

A desire to promote independence in others even if their ways are not your ways

A concern about image

A relaxed acceptance of embarrassment

Firmness

Gentleness

A feeling that nobody is as smart as you

A true respect for your child's abilities free from comparison with your own

A preference for concise information

Able to listen patiently while children talk

An exploitation of others

Able to put another's needs ahead of one's own