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again directly and indirectly so as to work in group, maintain discipline, follow norms,
values, rules and regulations as well as take part in solution of social problems.

g. Health care
Children are quite vulnerable for the transmission
of diseases and other health problems. Parents
need to pay special attention for better health care
of their children. It is the responsibility of parents
to make their children free from diseases. They
should vaccinate their children against various
diseases timely based on vaccination schedule.
Parents must take care of their cleanliness and
personal hygiene. Apart from them, to provide Fig: 29
nutritious food, regular health check ups and
manage necessary health care services and treatment whenever needed are also important
responsibilities of parents.

h. Arrangement of healthy family relationship
The main motto of family is to create happiness,
maintain peace and prosperity in the family.
It is not possible to achieve good family life
without better family relationship. Parents can
play vital role for this. There should be mutual
understanding, love, affection, trust, cooperation,
feeling of unity among each other in family.
Parents must love each other, maintain gender
equity, have mutual understanding and co-
operate each other for family welfare. They Fig: 30
need to develop feeling on children for sharing
happiness and anxieties, treat equally and solve the problems unitedly.

i. Marriage at appropriate age

Marriage is compulsory in our society. Sooner or later everyone likes to get married.
It is important to get married at the appropriate age, i.e. (25 – 30) year for both boys and
girls from physical mental, social, economical, psychological, educational, intellectual
and reproductive aspects. The research has shown that married people are more happier
than the unmarried ones. Hence, it is the responsibility of every parents to suggest their
children to get married at the appropriate age and bear children at the appropriate age.

Roles of parents

Parents have great role for maintaining discipline, family integrity, family welfare, peace,
prosperity and overall development of children. The happiness and success of children
also signify the roles played by parents. Hence, roles of parents are very important in the
family. Some of the major roles of parents are described below:
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