What is Respect For Parents Day?
Respect for Parents Day, on August 1st, recognizes the leadership roles parents play in not only a child's life but also in our communities.
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Parents are given the first expression of love and a sense of stability in their children. Parents and grandparents, as protectors and nurturers, establish a foundation for leading and teaching children to be responsible. Each parent provides a method of contact and a way of making decisions and correcting mistakes.
A parent's involvement in the neighborhood is also vital.
Respect for Parents Day was born in an attempt to "make our families become united and strong by recognizing the leadership roles that parents play and restoring the reverence for parents that was absent in the past." Marilyn Dalrymple of Lancaster, CA, as she created the day, which is observed on August 1st, are the following are the words she used.
