As parents, what is the MOST important thing to teach our children?

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   Recently Awakenedposted 12 years ago

   As parents, what is the MOST important thing to teach our children?

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   dghbrhposted 12 years ago

   To be honest with own selves is the most important thing to teach our children.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Being authentic is a great quality to have. Without it, one cannot reach his/her highest joy. Thanks!

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   Author Cherylposted 12 years ago

   To respect people, to be honest, and to be loving

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      All are great answers. Thanks! They actually seem to be the common thread here.

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      kittyjjposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed with Author Cheryl.  Respect other people as well as yourself, be honest and loving.

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   calynbanaposted 12 years ago

   That you love and respect them as a person. Respect their opinion, their right to express themselves, and their ability to make choices. Everything else will follow from there naturally.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree. Love and respect are both so very important. Thanks!

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   jonp31posted 12 years ago

   Wisdom.  That is, wisdom as described by King Solomon throughout the book of Proverbs, which all begins with the fear of the LORD.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      So you feel that children need to be taught to be afraid of God?

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      calynbanaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Fear is used differently in the Bible than our current understanding of the concept.

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      jonp31posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      "Fear" carries a lot of different connotations for different people.  We sometimes fear people because they are cruel, uncontrolled, impulsive and capricious.  That's not the fear I'm talking about--which calynbana was getting at.  (To be continued)

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ok, Thanks jonp31! Looking forward to a better understanding.

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      jonp31posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Unfortunately 250 characters is hardly enough to give a satisfactory response.  It doesn't help that I tend to be a bit ... wordy.  So, I will either need to send you a message or save it for a future hub.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ok, let me know if you do create a hub in response. I would love to read it. Thanks!

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   algarveviewposted 12 years ago

   To have a strong mind... There are so many difficulties in life, so many bad things, so much they will need to overcome, that I hope to teach them to persevere always, to endure, to fight back, to never give up... If they have a strong mind and they know who they are, they can do anything...

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Algarveview, thanks for sharing!

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   Time2Spareposted 12 years ago

   I would teach my kid to be true to the heart. Have a strong mind and keep to your promises. The rest will include honesty and respect.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you. Those are all very inportant. We need to do everything we can to encourage our children to flourish and be contributing individuals.

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   Rosana Modugnoposted 12 years ago

   No matter what, you always tell the truth.

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      Recently Awakenedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent, thanks for your response.

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   glorgeousmomposted 12 years ago

   To honor and love God. To be loving,respectful, obedient, honest, frugal, hard-working, humble, charitable, courteous at all times. To be morally and spiritually upright even when nobody is watching.

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