Teach Your Children  

Hi Anora! What am I teaching my child? I have to think this through... Just at the moment we are learning, and believe me, I am learning right along with her, how to stand up for yourself and what you believe in and being responsible for your feelings and behaviours.

My girl is only seven and she's reading a book for children about self esteem; a lot of it is over her head but she is picking up points here and there.

I want her to learn values and standing by them.
I want her to learn that she may better off than some but never better.
I want her to learn that she, like everyone else matters and has the right to be heard.
I want her to learn compassion, empathy and kindness and most importantly I want her to learn to have an open heart and not to let fear close it off from the love she deserves.

She learns about life by watching me, because I am her female role model and that responsibility is enormous and the prayer I have every day is that I may be worthy of this role. I see her talking and acting like me; she is me! That is how I enforce all that I teach her, by living it.
I pray I am doing well.

hiya Anora

That was great to hear that again! One group my eldest sister loved and it brings back memories. Lyrics are very important to me, I believe most artists are portraying their beliefs, thoughts and desires through their lyrics and trying to spread the 'word' especially one of love and peace.
Teaching our children well is very important and as you say, acceptance of others, other cultures and religions is a major factor in lessons to be learned.
To reinforce what I taught my children and one of whom is now teaching hers in turn is to tell them why,... give them explanations of what you're telling them.
It bugs me to hear a parent say, 'be quiet' and the child asks 'why' and the parent will say, 'because I said so'! agression would only make them retaliate and forget for you are telling them.
We become wiser as we mature and we can keep on teaching right from wrong even to another adult. Not forgetting that they..children can teach us things too.

Alice

Love the song...

Bad habits I'm teaching my children? Too dang much time on the internet and not enough reading and other activities.

And yes, I agree with you, the primary responsibility for teaching children should be on the parents. We have a lot of talks about what's going on in the world and in school and with their friends. It's kind of hard to talk to Cary, more basic, but the girls have a pretty good foundation.