"How should parents raise their children?" A question that every single generation has had to face. A parent has a huge impact on its child and thus has a great responsibility. As I have been reading To Kill a Mockingbird more and more of Atticus and his personality has been relieved to me. At least to me, Atticus is the epitome of a good parent. When it was mentioned that Atticus was ranked the top hero of American film history I completely understood why. One (of many) Atticus's 'superpowers' is his great parenting. As a parent he allows his children to see reality for what it really is. While it inst pretty allowing his children to see reality will make them better people. Allowing children to see reality allowed them to be respectful and prevented them from becoming ignorant and racist like so many children of Maycomb. I personally believe that it is important for children to experience the reality, to an extent, in order to make them better prepared for the real world that they will have to one day experience. Since we live in 2012 there are some developments that parents of previous generations didn't need to worry about, such as the internet. Today we live in a digital world and while the internet has limitless potential and opportunities  it also posses some danger to children. There are some things on the internet that children should not be exposed to and it is up to the parent to make the right decision for their child. While one the topic of how a parent should treat their child, we should cover what the goal of a parent is. While I would think that most parents want their children to do well but the question is 'how would we define that?' For some parents their goal would be solely be that their child makes a lot of money by having a successful if not very prestigious job like a doctor, lawyer ect. Personally what I would want most about a child would be that he is very well rounded, interested, intelligent and an overall good person. There is no definitive way to make a person like this but there are a few things I would do as a parent. I would try to make my child interested in stuff so that he pursuits something himself enjoys. I also would tell my children what I expect but I would avoid punishing them to much for if you punish your children the effectiveness of the punishment is lessened. But when it comes down to being a parent there is never a yes or no. As parents there will be situations that will be unpredictable and it's especially under these moments that parents will have a make a decision for thier child that may affect them forever. Whether it is for better or worse hopefully the child will learn and in turn be able to make better decision when he is a parent.