Parenting Fitness Factors

Provide a safe, stable and secure environment for the child

Maintain a loving, stable, consistent, nurturing relationship with the child

Attend to the daily needs of the child: feeding, clothing, physical care

Attend to adequate education for the child

Provide for the financial support of the child

Ability to identify and prioritize the child’s needs ahead of your own

Ability to empathize with and meet the child’s needs

Ability to regulate own impulses and emotions

Assist the child in developing and maintaining appropriate relationships

Exercise appropriate judgment regarding child’s welfare