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Parenting Commitment Quiz
How Committed Are You to Raising Caring, Confident, Responsible Children?
By Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman
Are you a committed parent? Do you place family first? Is your success at home as important as the success you achieve in other areas of your life? Most parents would answer "yes" to these questions. Probably you would too.
But are you really committed? Do your actions match your beliefs about your level of commitment? Would you like to find out just how committed you really are to your children and the role of parenting?
Read each item and answer yes or no. Use the scale at the end to determine your commitment quotient.
1. I am willing to get dirty along with my children. I have made mud pies, jumped in a puddle, rolled down a hill, engaged in a water balloon fight, let my daughter grease her own bike, allowed my young son to put mustard on his own hot dog or created chalk sidewalk art with my children recently.
2. I regularly create a culture of accountability in my family by creating reasonable, related consequences and implement them with love and gentleness.
3. I believe holding my children accountable for their actions and choices is one of the most loving things I can do as a parent. I follow through on the consequences I set, consistently. I do not rescue, give them one more chance or let it slide "this time."
4. I see "mistakes" my children make as opportunities for growth and learning. I do not judge their mistakes as good or bad until I see how they choose to use the mistake.
5. I have played a board game, shot baskets, played catch or read a story other than at bedtime with my children in the past week.
