what is Christophers father like?; is he a good father? - what is Chrisrophers mother like?; is she a good mother?

Christopher's father works in the boiler business. He is the sole caregiver of Christopher, and has been since Christopher's mother died, two years before the start of the novel. Christopher's father looks after Christopher, knows all his habits, and understands the way Christopher works, but when he finds out that his son is trying to solve who killed Mrs. Shears' dog he becomes unusually angry and impatient. We learn that he killed the dog and that he lied about Christopher's mother being dead, and this prompts Christopher to leave home and make his first journey alone.

I do not understand how did you describe Christophers father and his mother

and are they good or bad parents for him.

I'd say that Ed Boone is on the whole a "Good guy" that loves his son more than anything else. But in trying to protect his son from the unbearable truth (at least for Ed) that this mother abandoned her son he lies to him and says shes died. This creates a rift between Ed and Christopher. Was it a pretty crappy thing to do? Yes. Did Ed think he was protecting his son? Yes.

Does that make him a bad parent? I'd say no. He might not have made all the right choices, but being a parent myself, I can assure you that no parent make the best decisions every time. He loves his son and hes worked hard to understand him and he tries his best. That’s a good dad.

"Life is difficult you know, its bloody hard telling the truth all the time." -Ed Boone