OWNING YOUR CHILD’S RESPONSIBILITY 

In several nations of the world, according to the child’s bid for right constitutionally, parent’s caress over their children refer to the relationship between you and your child, either of the child's parents or those adults who have a significant role in the child's life.

As it stands legally as a right vested on mothers and fathers to take responsibility for the child’s wellbeing and general development is stamped.

You may be quite rightly regarded as a ‘responsible’ parent by a host of organisations, even singly responsible for your child’s daily care, but at the same time not have the formal status of a parent with parental responsibility. Generally, this page will be concerned with a child’s parents and their parental responsibility. However, others, besides parents, can have parental responsibility for a child; for example, a local authority for children in its care, a child’s guardian, a child’s stepfather and perhaps a child’s grandparents or other relatives will be able to acquire parental responsibility in certain circumstances.

In some instances explained elsewhere on this webpage, unless you have parental responsibility you will not be considered to be a ‘parent’ of the child since the definition of parent in some instances only includes parents with parental responsibility.

As a father, mother or guardian your responsibility should include providing shelter for the child, protecting from hurt and misbehaviour, and maintaining the child’s general wellbeing.

If you have parental responsibility for a child you don’t live with, you don’t necessarily have a right to contact with them - but the other parent still needs to keep you updated about their well-being and progress.

Again, you should also take care of the discipline aspect of the child as you choose for him or her and at the same time provide for the education at least to an acceptable level. Also, you owe him or her medical attention and child would take after your name for life unless otherwise like in the case of marital statues change. Parents have to ensure that their child is supported financially until adulthood.