What are the responsibilities of a chess parents?

As a chess parent, you have a lot to do to help develop your child's interest in chess. As a start, here is an incomplete list:

• sign up your child for after-school chess club or summer camps
• buy a standard chess set for your child (make it formal :-))
• find a place for your child to play chess
• exchange information with other chess parents
• get your child some chess friends as his/her peers
• find a good chess coach or chess teacher for your child

• sign up your child for group lessons
• remind your child of his/her chess homework
• remind your child that s/he should play chess games at home or online everyday
• monitor your child's progress
• communicate with his/her coach from time to time
• buy chess books or software when suggested
• sign up your child an online account so s/he can play chess online
• get your child the USCF membership
• find tournaments for your child on USCF website
• drive your child to chess lessons or chess tournaments
• feed your child at tournaments
• hug and encourage your child, no matter what his/her tournament results are
• best, play along with your child, at home and/or in tournaments

The younger your child, the more you have to do for him/her. Your involvement is critical for your child's success, especially when s/he is under age 10.