Raising Amazing Kids
Being a parent is a joyful and rewarding experience, but it also is a profound and lifelong commitment that comes with a multitude of responsibilities – both for the kids, that we’re raising, and for the world around them.
We all want our children to do well and succeed in life. We want to have a hand in shaping their lives for the better, and creating a world in which they are safe, healthy and loved. We also want them to be able to love and accept others, to enjoy the world in all its richness and diverseness, to celebrate differences not to be scared of them.
It’s important for your kids to know that someone does not have to be exactly like them in order to be worth something. Explaining to your children that people do not have to have the same beliefs and behaviour or dress and look the same way to be accepted and admired is not an easy task, but an important one.
It’s essential for children to be introduced to a range of people and the earlier they experience the diversity of human beings the better. Make it part of their education from the very early years. Make sure that while you’re aspiring for them to be academically successful, you’re not overlooking other aspects of their lives in the modern society. They need to be doing their best in their studies,they have to put the effort in, but academic achievement is not to be all and end all. If you teach your child to judge people based on how well they can score in a test, then they are going to miss out on some of the most amazing people out there.
It’s not a small task for any parent. And it takes time. If you are a working parent with a lot of responsibilities it is worth thinking about hiring a nanny or a childcare provider. You can find these people on a site like care.com, and they will be able to take your kids out and help them to learn everyday life-lessons that are so important. The world needs people who are accepting and tolerant of others, help your child to be one of them.
Interesting read
Yes, an interesting read. I’ve often wondered how children who go on to be pilots, nuclear physicists, entrepreneurs, CEOs etc are raised.