A parent is expected to provide cultural enrichment and moral training by helping to broaden his children's understanding of both the culture of the group of which the child is a member, but also other cultural groups. Cook, nutritional supervisor and chief bottle washer is a role frequently denoted in the literature related to parental duties. This role rivals the twin duty depicted as being chief of maintenance and maid. As a responsibility of good citizenship, a person is expected to vote, be involved in community affairs and in general seek to make the world a better place on which to live for their children and others. A parent would be remiss if they failed to be involved in this area and model such behavior.
Financial responsibilities are a major part of the duty of any parent.
A responsible parent is expected to provide financially for his children so that under normal conditions public assistance will not be required. As a portion of this responsibility, the parent should provide ample disability insurance for himself, life insurance to anticipate possible future needs and in general provide investment income so that his children will not be dependent on others financially in case of the disability or death of the parent. In order to avoid stifling their own children in the children's adult life, the parent will need to provide for the parents' own retirement so the parent can avoid becoming a financial drain on their adult children. The duties previously described are a partial list of the roles of a parent. The author believes that they are goals for each parent.