Characteristics of the parent - the most important document that represents the socio-psychological traits of the mother or father in terms of their impact on the upbringing of the child.
Выполнение функций родительства, психологическая family atmosphere - all this affects the development of the younger generation. That is why an adequate presentation of these characteristics helps to understand how the child’s needs are fulfilled and whether the parents cope with the responsibilities assigned to them as a whole.
What the characteristic consists of
The characteristic of the parent of the child is compiled in a fairly free form, but there are some data that must be presented without fail. These include:
- personal data about the parent (name, date of birth, gender and employment);
- health status (the presence or absence of diseases that affect the human performance or affect the psychological well-being of family members);
- the performance of the material function (the presence of permanent income, the material condition of the family as a whole)
- psychological characteristics and methods of raising a child.
Characteristics on the student’s parents shouldshow how their line of business and family communication affects the child’s development, as well as provide conclusions about the family’s well-being or distress.
Social characteristics of the parent
The characteristics of the parents, the sample of which will be provided in our article, should be based on the data on the parents themselves and indicate which of the following categories the family can be attributed to:
- depending on the structure, a full / incomplete family, specifying for what reason one of the parents is missing, whether there is a connection with it;
- from material security - a family with high / medium / low material wealth. It is important to note the type of activity of the parent and his participation in material well-being;
- from the social and legal sustainability of the family - a socially stable / unstable family with a prosperous / dysfunctional educational potential (state the reasons for these phenomena);
- by type of relationship - harmonious, conflicting, unstable.
Psychological features of parents
Describing the psychological features of parents that have an impact on the upbringing of a child, you should pay attention to the following:
- value orientations (which areas in life are priority for the parent);
- the nature of communication with the child (authoritarianism, democracy, liberality);
- the way to act in conflict situations (violence, compromise, conflict avoidance);
- the function of emotional support for the child, the degree of interest to them
- character traits of the parent.
Psychological characteristics of the parent shouldshow how emotionally comfortable it is for a child to be in a family, what kind of behavior the father or mother gives the child, how the human values are transmitted in the family.
In what cases is not given a positive characteristic
Characteristics of parents are positive, as a rule, cannot be compiled in the event that there are signs of the most common negative phenomena in family life:
- Alcohol or drug addictionparents. In this case, you should indicate how the child is experiencing this problem: whether there is a feeling of fear and shame, how much attention is paid to it, and which areas of the child’s life are not sufficiently implemented.
- Large families in which parents do not have the desire to be responsible for the children.
- Insecurity.
- The presence of mental illness in one or both parents.
- Severe family conflict - the use of violence between parents or in relation to a child, a family in the divorce stage.
- Parents with low pedagogical literacy. In this case, it should be noted which area of the child’s life is suffering if he has signs of pedagogical neglect.
Characteristic for parents is positive
A positive characteristic might look something like this:
Characteristic mother ... (name of the student),
8B class student, ... (school name), ... year of birth (student)
residing at: ... (address).
Mom ... (mother's name), ...year of birth, since 2015, is on maternity leave to care for a child (younger brother ... (first name, last name of the student)). By education - a dentist, before vacationing she worked at the city dental clinic № 2.
The family is full, lives at: ...(address), in a two-room apartment. The material and living conditions are satisfactory, the family can be considered stable in this regard, with an average income. The function of cash security is currently performed by the father, (full name).
...(mother’s name) - an intelligent, calm, confident woman. She is actively engaged in raising children, monitors the progress of the elder, their living conditions, food, clothing. He is actively interested in his son’s life at school, helps him with his studies, and performs the function of moral support for family members. Tactful, patient, able to find compromise solutions and teaches this child.
... (name, surname of the child) speaks of the mother with tenderness and respect. Always neat looks, conflict-free, calm.
... (name, patronymic of the mother) adheres to a democratic style in communication and parenting. A family can be considered harmonious, open, with clear social boundaries.
The characteristic is made at the place of demand.
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The characteristic on the parent is negative
A negative characteristic is made up as follows:
Characteristic father ... (name of student)
student grade 6A, ... (school name), ... the year of birth
(student) residing at: ... (address).
(Name of father), ... year of birth, - unemployed, has a secondary education.
The family is incomplete.In addition to the father, the grandmother lives with the student, ... (grandmother's full name), ... year of birth, retired. Mother ... (name, surname of the student) is deprived of parental rights, resides in places of detention. The family lives with a one-room apartment belonging to the grandmother. Living conditions are unsatisfactory: the apartment needs repair, the heating is off, the child has no place to practice. The financial situation of the family is also unsatisfactory, they live on the grandmother’s retirement and the father’s temporary unemployment allowance. The child often does not have lunch at school, wears clothes that do not correspond to the season.
...(name, father's name) suffers from alcohol dependence, does not care for raising a son. On this basis, conflicts often occur in the family, there are recorded cases of physical violence from the father towards his son. There is no interest in the child’s life even during periods of sobriety of the father. Most often, he (the father) spends time with friends, at the TV or does not appear at home for a long time. Does not react to recommendations of teachers, behaves tactlessly and rudely.
Ensuring the domestic needs of the child is engaged in the grandmother. She also performs educational functions, monitors the performance of the boy.
Thus, the family is categorizedmarginal. The child does not receive full material support, grows up in a psychologically unstable, conflicting family with a tendency to violence. We ask you to bring up for discussion the question of depriving ... (the father’s full name) of paternal rights and the granting of custody of the child to the grandmother, ... (the grandmother’s name) with the necessary financial assistance.
The characteristic is made at the place of demand.
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A characteristic is also drawn up for a parent of a foster or guardian. It must indicate how he copes with the responsibilities assigned to him.
