Parenting has many responsibilities and in this article we will focus on what parents should be teaching their children. The concept of teaching your children can be broken down into two categories: 1.) life lessons and 2.) life skills. 

Life lessons:

• Be kind and respectful

• That it’s okay to fail

• Be grateful for what and who you have

• Be persistent and don’t give up

• Be a good listener

• Learn how to solve problems

• Spend time with the people you love

• Learn to advocate for yourself

• To be who they are and not judge them!

Life skills:

• Focus on health, exercise and personal hygiene

• Learn how to meal prep and make healthy food choices

• How to do laundry

• How to organization things and time

• The value and management of money

• Simple household tasks - changing light bulbs/batteries, taking out the trash, loading/unloading the dishwasher, vacuuming, etc. 

• Being aware of surroundings

Teaching our children life lessons and life skills is a major responsibility. If you’d like to discuss how to improve your parenting skills, please schedule an appointment. 

Sources: 

https://nypost.com/2018/12/18/these-are-the-top-life-lessons-parents-hope-to-teach-their-kids/