Parents indisputably play a significant role in the upbringing of a child. They are the first teaching their baby how to interact with the environment. However, this interaction with the outside world is established long before the baby is born. The contact is not created by itself. It is the parents who help the child to form its attitude towards the world. It is on them what child's environment would be: hostile or helping. A little person will learn about the world with trust if its parents' lessons to him will be emotionally warm and supportive.
These are also parents who are the most responsible for the formation of the child's personality. They are their child's first teachers and educators. That is why their first and foremost task is to make the child feel confident about being loved and cared, as it is a vital necessity for a baby to feel parental love.
During the initial stage of a child's life, the parental love means a guarantee of the stability and protection, later — emotional support. However, the parental love is not the only condition required for a successful upbringing of a child; the parent must also be forgiving enough to accept the child's weaknesses and high points equally. It does not matter how many children there are in a family, one or several, parents must always find a way to keep in touch, to understand and eagerly observe the changes the children experience during their personal development. Parents have to play an active role in the life of their children, to be first to share the joy and console the grief.
