{"id":69847,"date":"2024-03-07T17:25:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=69847"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:06:29","slug":"32-important-life-lessons-i-want-my-children-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/32-important-life-lessons-i-want-my-children-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Important Life Lessons I Want My Children to Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Follow your dreams, even if they change\n

I don\u2019t just want my kids to find the courage to go after their dreams, I want them to know that dreams can change, and that\u2019s okay. That just because they started off wanting to be, say, an archeologist, it\u2019s okay if down the road they realize that they REALLY want to be a historical fiction writer. I just want them to be open to letting their dreams change.\n

2. Focus on learning, not just education\n

Sure, I want my kids to do well in school and get a quality education. But more than that, though, I want them to focus on learning. I want them to love it, to find joy in learning something new every single day. I want them to value knowledge more than a grade point average.\n

3. Make mistakes\u2026\n

I hope my kids make mistakes. Big ones. Not anything that would harm them physically or emotionally, of course. No parent wants that for their kids. But if they\u2019re making mistakes, then it means that they\u2019re trying.\n

4. \u2026and learn from them\n

Making mistakes is part of growing up. It\u2019s how we learn and evolve\u2026but ONLY if we actually learn from them, too. So, I hope my kids learn from their mistakes. I hope they focus on the lesson and not the pain. Use that lesson to better themselves or find a new path to their dreams.\n

5. Choose kindness\n

This is one of the most important values I learned from my parents that I want to pass on. It goes without saying that I want my kids to be kind. It\u2019s something most parents want, right? I want more than just kids who are kind. I want my kids to choose kindness. Choose it over being right. Choose it over winning at someone else\u2019s expense. Choose it whenever it\u2019s an option period.\n

6. Love your family & make time for them\n

I want my kids to remember that family is everything, and that love is the most powerful force in the entire world. I want them to remember that while we may not always agree on everything, we will always, always, always love each other. I also want them to know that it\u2019s important to make time for family because we never know how much of it we have together.\n

7. Choose your friends wisely\n

I hope my kids find the kind of friends who become like family. Best friends that are just like brothers and sisters to them. But I also hope they choose wisely. That they realize it\u2019s better to have a tight circle of true friends than hundreds of fake friends.\n

8. Be responsible\n

We just talked about raising responsible kids the other day, so I won\u2019t elaborate on this much. I\u2019ll just reiterate
\na bit. I want my kids to value hard work, and to remember that we\u2019re each responsible for our own destiny.\n

9. Value the RIGHT things\n

I want my kids to remember that the most important things in this world are those that you can\u2019t buy in a store or hold in your hand. Time spent with loved ones is so much more valuable than fancy cars. Being kind and generous is worth infinitely more than buying a big house. THINGS fall apart. Memories last forever.\n

10. Think before you speak\n

Over the last few years, it\u2019s become apparent that many adults never quite learned this vital life lesson. I want my kids\u2019 generation to do better. I want them to always pause and think about their words before they say them, to know that it\u2019s okay to stay silent sometimes.\n

11. Actively listen to others\n

I hope they also actively listen to others. I think that if we, as a society, actually took the time to fully hear one, we\u2019d avoid so much conflict. More misunderstandings occur because we only listen until we hear something we disagree with. Then we immediately start forming our rebuttal in our minds instead of waiting to hear the rest.\n

12. Don\u2019t bottle up your emotions\n

I hope my kids laugh often, but I want them to know that it\u2019s okay to cry, too. I hope that they\u2019re filled with joy, but I want them to know that it\u2019s okay to feel sadness, too. I want them to be brave, but also know that it\u2019s okay to be scared sometimes, too. Most of all, I want them to feel the full range of human emotions and express them instead of bottling them up.\n

13. Value honesty in yourself and others\n

As parents, we always want our kids to be honest with us. It\u2019s probably one of the very first life lessons that we teach them. I don\u2019t just want my kids to tell the truth because I said so, though. I want them to truly value honesty both in themselves and in others.\n

14. Always be yourself\n

As Oscar Wilde once said, \u201cBe yourself, everyone else is already taken.\u201d I hope my kids take that to heart. I hope that they let their big, bright personalities shine through. That they embrace their quirks as much as they do their talents.\n

15. Don\u2019t let others change you\n

I want my kids to know that it\u2019s okay to change for themselves. We SHOULD change as we grow up and learn new things. I just don\u2019t ever want them to change for someone else or let this world dictate who they should be or who they become.\n

16. Let people change\n

I hope that my kids remember that just as their life lessons alter who they are, different lessons do the same for others. I want them to accept that people really can change\u2026but only if we let them.\n

17. Cheer for your opponents\n

When it comes to things like games, job promotions, and such, anyone can cheer for their team. It takes a special person to cheer for their opponents, too, though. I hope that my kids are gracious enough to be happy for others, to cheer them on and to celebrate their opponents\u2019 victories even if it means that they (my kids) have lost.\n

18. Find your bliss and do what makes you happy\n

Everyone should have a passion, something that brings them immeasurable joy. I hope that my kids give themselves the opportunity to discover that passion. To find their bliss. To do what makes them happy as often as humanely possible.\n

19. Ask for help, and help others\n

To paraphrase the 16th-century poet John Donne, no one is an island entirely of themselves. In other words, we\u2019re all part of each other. We\u2019re all on this big, weird journey together, and no one can reach their destination alone. I want my kids to know that it\u2019s important to help others and that it\u2019s just as important to ask for help when they need it.\n

20. Never pick up what you can\u2019t put back down\n

When my friend was giving her son \u201cthe talk\u201d about addictive substances, she summed it up into one simple sentence that I really liked. She told him, \u201cNever pick something up that you can\u2019t put back down.\u201d I think that\u2019s good advice for all things in life, don\u2019t you?\n

21. Be positive as much as possible\n

I don\u2019t expect my kids to always look on the bright side of life. Some clouds really don\u2019t have a silver lining. But I do hope that they chose positivity over negativity when it\u2019s an option. I hope that they see a glass that\u2019s half full\u2026and half full of possibilities.\n

22. Be positive as much as possible\n

23. Never judge people based on appearances\n

I hope my kids remember that appearances are deceiving and that it\u2019s what\u2019s on the inside that counts. That they never judge a book by its cover and get to know people first. I think this is something WE need to remember, too. We grew up during a time when \u201cclothes made the person\u201d and people with purple hair or piercings weren\u2019t \u201cprofessional\u201d enough for a job. I LOVE that our kids are growing up in a world where less emphasis is put on exterior \u201cdressings\u201d and more on what\u2019s inside.\n

24. In fact, don\u2019t judge others at all\n

Better yet, I hope that they choose to judge others at all. We don\u2019t walk in others\u2019 shoes, so we can\u2019t possibly know what they go through or why they are the way they are. We don\u2019t get to decide someone else\u2019s story for them.\n

25. Don\u2019t let anyone else tell your story\n

Just like we shouldn\u2019t try to write someone else\u2019s story, we also shouldn\u2019t let anyone write ours for us. I want my kids to write their own stories from start to finish, to hold on tight to that pen, and never let anyone try to take it from them.\n

26. Conquer your fears\n

I want my kids to choose a fear, then conquer it. Then choose another, and another, and another. I know that there are going to be things that they\u2019re scared of that they can\u2019t conquer, but I want them to at least try.\n

27. Ask questions, even when you think you know the answers\n

I hope my kids always ask questions when they don\u2019t know the answer, but I also hope that they ask even when they think they know it. They just might find out that they\u2019re wrong, and that\u2019s just as important a lesson as finding out that they\u2019re right.\n

28. Admit it when you\u2019re wrong\n

If they are wrong, I hope that they can admit it. It takes a brave and confident person to admit when they\u2019ve made a mistake. Too few people in this world have that level of confidence right now, it seems.\n

29. Never act like you\u2019re better than anyone else\n

Another one of the life lessons that I think we adults need a refresher course in is that no single person on this planet is better than another. It doesn\u2019t matter how much money, power, or fame you have. You\u2019re still exactly as valuable as I am, and vice-versa.\n

30. Remember that respect is earned, not given\n

I want my kids to learn the difference between showing respect and actually respecting someone. One is given freely, the other is earned. I hope they will choose to show respect to others but at the same time reserve true respect for those who have earned it.\n

31. Exercise your mind as much as you do your body\n

A healthy body is important, and something that I teach my kids every single day. I want them to eat right, exercise, and treat themselves with respect. But I also hope that they exercise their minds just as often and give their imaginations a good workout every single day.\n

32. Live like tomorrow isn\u2019t promised\n

I want my kids to learn all of these life lessons, but if they only take away one thing from everything I\u2019ve taught them, I hope it\u2019s this one: live like tomorrow isn\u2019t promised (because it\u2019s really not). Love deeply. Be true, be wise, be passionate. Cherish every single moment. Make memories. Make an impression. Leave a mark on those you leave behind.\n

If my kids can do that, if they can focus on treating themselves and everyone that they meet like today is their last day on this planet, then all of the other life lessons will fall into place.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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