All parents have got their own way of parenting and their own way of bringing up their children. A good style of parenting is where parents put forward due respect and give consideration to the needs and emotions of their children as much as children respect parents.

It's also important for parents to encourage the development of the child's self-esteem. They need to teach him/her to feel good about themselves. Moreover, no matter how silly or insignificant it may seem, a child's concerns have to be addressed, even if it's just the fear of entering a room alone as per some child experts.

The experts have also added that a child's first interaction occurs with his/her parents. The type of interaction that has taken place between the children and parents will have a significant bearing on the pattern how a child grows up. A great parent always plays the role of a guide, protector in the hope that he becomes independent and takes his own independent decisions. And as the time passes she or he gets totally indulged and becomes the disciplinarian in the family.

A child's temperament and parents cultural patterns have an influence on the kind of parenting style a child may receive. The degree to which a child's education is part of parenting is a further matter of debate. Early research in parenting and child development found that parents who provide their children with proper nurture, independence and firm control, have children who appear to have higher levels of competence and are socially skilled and proficient. Additional developmental skills result from positive parenting styles including: maintaining a close relationship with others, being self-reliant, and independence.