A role is exactly as it sounds- someone who plays a role in society and is a good model of the behavior someone in that role should have. These can be people in our family, neighborhood, or city or even people who live on the other side of the world and have no attachments to us. A hero can be someone who we admire for certain qualities or abilities they possess. We may look up to them & wish we had similar attributes-even though it's hard to become a 7-foot mega athlete if you're short, slow, and not athletic. While a role model is someone who we should pattern our behavior after, children are often drawn to flashy and provocative. They may try to pattern their behavior & actions. 


These behaviors are quite normal and part of adolescence - as long as your child chooses a hero of proper virtue and values. 


Mothers as Role Models:


Mothers have no hours of operation.  There's no time when they clock out or take off their uniform and just relax. They play a role that no one else in the world can play and every child learns how to be a better person from their mother. As much as I love my father, my mother was the person who taught me compassion, care, and empathy. Their children are always looking to them as role models of proper behavior. That means there's a lot of pressure on your mom's to help shape the next generation of adults. 

Your child thinks " you're the meanest person in the world " ( and those times will come )


Fathers as Role Models:


While mothers are typically the source of compassion, care, and empathy, fathers have just as big of a role to play. Although fathers are often stereotyped as the parent who instills discipline, integrity, attitude, and work ethic in their child, these lessons can come from any parent - and fathers can instill the same loving virtues that mothers teach.


My father taught me all of the lessons about work ethic and discipline that you'd expect a male role model to pass down, but he also taught me how to treat other people and to appreciate those who do things for you without the expectation of repayment.


That's why parenthood should be a tag-team effort. We all have roles to play in a child's life, and no role is more important than the other. We never know which lessons will inspire or impact a child most, which means we have to give proper attention to everything we do to make sure we're always sending the most appropriate message.


The role of a teacher in a student's life:


Although not a member of your child's immediate family, a good teacher is often as close as you can get to a family member without sharing a bloodline. 


That's because your child spends nearly 8 hours each day, five days a week, with his/her teacher. If you think about it, that's nearly as much time as they spend with a parent. And since the teacher isn't part of the family, he/she wields a tremendous amount of influence in a child's life.


A parent constantly gives advice about a topic to their child or suggests a better way to complete the task. The child listens but doesn't follow the advice. 


For example, one day your child comes home from school with a bright idea - exact same thing you've been trying to tell them all along. It turns out a friend or teacher gave them the same advice, and they decided to take it. 


This happens because children are often influenced heavily by outside sources. They know a parent has their best interests in mind, but there's a certain need for individuality and freedom. Constantly following the advice of a parent goes against that need. So, when someone on the outside suggests the same thing, it gives your child mental permission to consider the advice. 


Teachers are a great source of guidance and can provide great modeling for proper study behaviors and ignite tremendous inspiration on certain topics and subjects. Teachers are also proper role models for professional behavior and interpersonal relationships between children and adults. A good teacher inspires, motivates, and urges your child to be better in everything they do. You can't get that sort of influence anywhere else.