[header] How to be a good child [title] Accept your responsibilities. [step] It is easy to say that a good child listens to her parents (and other authority figures) and does what she is told. While this is normally true, it is more important that children learn to take responsibility for what they need to do. 
As a child who strives to be your best, you need to accept that there are things you have to do, for the benefit of yourself and others. [substeps] The goal of being a good child isn't really about giving your parents a little less grief (although they will welcome that).