As an educator, the mental health of the mother, father, and families in general is very important to me. The parents mental state effects the outcome of the child. It is our job to make sure that our students are receiving the most adequate care that they need as children to be healthy and educated adults. Most of the time we make assumptions about children who's parents mental state is not the same as ours. We assume that the child will inherit a mental disorder or we assume that the child will not be taken care of as childrens whose parents do not have any problems. It is our duty to make sure that the environment in which our students live is one that is safe and nurturing, and if we see that the child's parent mental state is stopping the child from receiving the care that they need then we as educators must offer some type of help. Now this is just my opinion as to what an effective educator should and would do.
Erica Hines
I definitely agree that the parent's mental state affects the outcome of the child. If a parent is not mentally stable, then the child may have some mental issues also. The child can be born with the same or similar condition or just may not be able to cope on a daily basis. Good points you made!!
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