You'll get plenty of specific useful advice here. No point in adding to that. What I tell folks is the bar for parenting is pretty low actually. Give a shit,

You'll get plenty of specific useful advice here. No point in adding to that. What I tell folks is the bar for parenting is pretty low actually. Give a shit, and put effort in. The rest is really just minor details in the grand scheme. Kids just need parents and adults that care about them and are willing to put the time in. All the other stuff stems from that, but gets talked about far more. It's pretty hard to mess a kid up in a loving supportive household no matter your other circumstances. Material things also simple don't matter at all, even though society will focus on those for you.