Characteristics of the parent - the most important document that presents the socio-psychological traits of the mother or father in terms of their impact on the upbringing of the child.
Fulfillment of the functions of parenthood, the psychological atmosphere in the family - all this affects the development of the younger generation. That is why an adequate representation of these characteristics helps to understand how the needs of the child are realized and whether the parents cope with the duties assigned to them in general.
What does a characteristic consist of
The characteristic of the child's parent is compiled in a fairly free form, but there are some data that must be submitted without fail. These include:
- personal data about the parent (full name, date of birth, gender and area of employment);
- he alth status (the presence or absence of diseases that affect a person's performance or affect the psychological well-being of family members);
- fulfillment of a material function (the presence of a constant income,financial condition of the family as a whole);
- psychological characteristics and methods of raising a child.
A characteristic of the student's parents should show how their type of activity and the way of communication in the family affects the development of the child, as well as provide conclusions about the well-being or disadvantage of the family.
Social characteristics of the parent
The characteristic of parents, a sample of which will be provided in our article, should be based on data about the parents themselves and indicate which of the following categories the family can be attributed to:
- depending on the structure - complete/incomplete family, with clarification for what reason one of the parents is absent, whether there is a connection with him;
- from material security - a family with high/medium/low material we alth. It is important to note the type of activity of the parent and his participation in material well-being;
- from the social and legal stability of the family - a socially stable / unstable family with a prosperous / dysfunctional educational potential (indicate the reasons for these phenomena);
- by type of relationship - harmonious, conflict, unstable.
Psychological characteristics of parents
Describing the psychological traits of parents that affect the upbringing of a child, you should pay attention to the following:
- value orientations (which areas in life are a priority for a parent);
- character of communication with the child (authoritarianism,democracy, liberalism);
- method of action in conflict situations (violence, compromise, conflict avoidance);
- performing the function of emotional support for the child, the degree of interest in him;
- parental traits.
Psychological characteristics of a parent should show how emotionally comfortable the child is in the family, what example of behavior the father or mother sets for the child, how universal human values are broadcast in the family.
In what cases a positive characteristic is not given
A positive characterization of parents, as a rule, cannot be compiled if there are signs of the most common negative phenomena in family life:
- Alcohol or drug addiction of parents. In this case, it should be indicated how the child is experiencing this problem: whether he experiences a feeling of fear and shame, how much attention is paid to him, which areas of the child’s life are not sufficiently realized.
- Many children, in which parents do not have the desire to be responsible for children.
- Poverty.
- Having mental illness in one or both parents.
- Pronounced family conflict - the use of violence between parents or against a child, families in the process of divorce.
- Parents with low pedagogical literacy. In this case, it should be noted which area of the child's life suffers if he has signs of pedagogical neglect.
Characterization of parents is positive
A positive characteristic might look something like this:
Characteristic of the mother … (student's full name), of a 8B student, … (name of school), … year of birth (student), residing at: … (address).
Mom … (name of mother), … year of birth, has been on maternity leave since 2015 to care for a child (younger brother … (name, surname of student)). By education - a dentist, before the holidays she worked in the city dental clinic No. 2.
The family is complete, lives at: … (address), in a two-room apartment. The material and housing conditions are satisfactory, the family can be considered stable in this regard, with an average income. The function of financial security is currently performed by the father, (full name).
… (mother's name, patronymic) - an intelligent, calm, self-confident woman. She is actively involved 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, performs the function of moral support for family members. She is tactful, patient, knows how to find compromise solutions and teaches this to the child.
… (name, surname of the child) speaks of the mother with tenderness and respect. Always looks neat, non-confrontational, calm.
… (mother's name, patronymic) adheres to a democratic style in communicating and raising children. The family can be considered harmonious, open, with clear socialborders.
Characteristic compiled according to the requirement.
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Characteristic on the parent is negative
Negative characteristic is composed as follows:
Characteristics of the father … (student's full name), 6A grade student, … (school name), … year of birth
(student) living at: … (address).
(father's full name), … year of birth, - unemployed, has a secondary education.
The family is incomplete. In addition to the father, a grandmother lives with the student, … (grandmother's full name), … year of birth, a pensioner. Mother … (student's name, surname) is deprived of parental rights, stays in places of deprivation of liberty. The family lives in a one-room apartment owned by the grandmother. Living conditions are unsatisfactory: the apartment is in need of repair, the heating is turned off, the child does not have a place to study. The financial situation of the family is also unsatisfactory; they live on the grandmother's pension and the father's temporary unemployment benefit. The child often does not have lunch at school, wears clothes that are not appropriate for the season.
… (father's name, patronymic) suffers from alcohol addiction, does not raise his son. On this basis, conflicts often occur in the family, cases of physical violence by the father against the son are recorded. Interest in the life of the child is also absent during periods of sobriety of the father. Most often, he (father) spends time with friends, watching TV or does not appear at home for a long time. Does not respond to recommendations from teachersbeing tactless and rude.
The grandmother takes care of the daily needs of the child. She also performs educational functions, monitors the progress of the boy.
Thus, the family is classified as marginal. The child does not receive full financial support, grows up in a psychologically unstable, conflict family with a tendency to violence. We ask you to bring up for discussion the issue of depriving … (father's full name) of paternal rights and assigning custody of the child to the grandmother, … (grandmother's full name) with the required material assistance.
Characteristic compiled according to the requirement.
Date.
Signatures.
The characteristics of the adoptive parent or guardian are also compiled. It must indicate how he copes with the duties assigned to him.
