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Parents play a very significant role in children’s life. They have to raise their children in the best way possible and make sure they become successful in life. With just a little skill from the parents, children can become outstanding with certain futures and unusual talents. Many research studies on parental training and involvement have been studied (Alvy, 1994). Parent training plays a significant role in helping parents to develop skills, required for management of behavior and development of the child. In this paper, I am going to discuss the need for parent training briefly.Authoritative parents help in cultivating child’s motivation. This authoritative parenting is confirmed by the recent study that Carol Dweck did, a psychologist in social-developmental at the University of Stanford, which shows that praising children’s abilities, skills and talents build up their confidence. These children become successful. For instance, when some children who score higher in class are praised, it stirs up the spirit of working hard, in those left out to work harder and with much confidence to achieve higher scores. They are motivated in some way (Levine,2012).Another study that involves Diana Baumrind, a psychologist in developmental and clinical from the University of California that is in Berkeley, shows that a good caring and involved parent sets higher expectations but concerning the child’s autonomy. Children raised by such parents have good emotional and academic outcomes. Children are allowed to do things according to their capability and parents do things that satisfy the child’s needs. Parents learn to congratulate and give good directions to children (Levine,2012). But they should avoid unnecessary interventions since it makes a child to get angry at them or lower their self-esteem.To conclude, parent training is much needed in the upbringing of children, and this calls for a responsive and authoritative parent. This authoritative parenting helps in building child’s confidence and motivation which propels their dreams into reality. It is, therefore, the responsibility of every parent to take up the initiative to raise their children responsibly.ReferencesAlvy, K. T. (1994). Parent training today: A social necessity. Studio City, Calif: Center for the Improvement of Child CaringLevine, M. (2012, August 4). Raising successful children. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/raising-successful-children.html?pagewanted=all& r=0