Best Parental Advice to Give

[coldweatherfan]

Don't handy cap your kids by making their lives too easy.

[jvdfc]

Love your kids. Don't try and be their best friends.

This.

[jvdfc]

My son recently finished up his senior year of football. I bought the jersey that he wore in their breast cancer awareness game at the charity auction after the game and my fiancee and he conspired to frame it along with some pictures that she and I took during the season. She also asked him to tell her 5 things that I had taught him about football over the years. This is what he came up with:

 

1. You get what you work for.

2. Never stay down.

3. The only way you come off of the field is if they carry you off.

4. Leadership is earned through your actions, not through anything you say.

5. As long as you play your hardest I'll always be proud of you.

 

Over the years I never really imagined that he'd remember all the little things that I tried to teach him. I have to say it got a little bit dusty in the room when I opened my Chrismas present. This might be more of a football thing rather than a life thing but I think a lot of the quotes work for both.

Good stuff.

[Jumper_Dad]

1. My biggest fear as always been that my children would have a problem and feel lost or all alone in dealing with it.

 

One thing that I have stressed to my kids is, "No matter what you do, no matter how bad it is....Never be affraid to tell us (parents). What ever problem you have is made worse because you are worrying about mom and dad finding out. We may get upset, but the minute you tell us, the problem starts getting better. We will help take the weight off of your shoulders and help carry the weight. We may disapointed in your decision/actions but were not disapointed in you."

 

2. Time = Love make special time one on one with your kids through out their life. Get in the floor everyday after work and play with them when they are little. Find something special to do when you find an odd day off from work, my daughter and I would buy a $1 loaf of bread and go feed the ducks at the lake. That is a memory that we both love and still treasure even though she is past duck feeding age.

 

3. Let them find their Faith in their time. I could have led my son to getting saved earlier than he was just as any parent can sway their kids to thier beliefs if they want to. But my son found his faith in his own time, he actually accepted Jesus while still wearing his cleats after football practice one day in the fieldhouse. If thier faith is thier own and not forced on them, it is much more likely to stay with them.

 

4. Make your kids mind! Remember that You are the parent and are in charge, NOT the other way around.

 

5. As someone else said earlier, Love them for who they are not who you want them to be.

[stick1]

Sleep now because you'll never sleep the same after they are born.

 

The Golden Rule covers about everything.

 

Prepare on the frontend so you can give your best effort on the backend. If you've given your best then move on.

[woodsrider]

Start drinking heavily

[Alabama Larry]

"Be quick to listen, and slow to speak". Always ALWAYS say please and thank you. Say Sir, and Mam when it fits. "Watch the car in front of you."

[Lucky Charms]

Start drinking heavily

 

:lol::laugh:

[Qryche11]

Follow through with discipline.

 

Give your kids time not money.

 

Listen to them and don't always talk at them.

 

Don't buy their Love with material things.

 

Stress the importance of good grades and education.

 

Praise your kids and smile at them more than you may want to frown at them for doing something that disappoints you.

 

Don't get them a cell phone too early and I don't care if everybody in their class has one. You will lose their attention earlier rather than later.

 

Teach the boys to always make sure They have a clean rear end. LOL

 

Teach your girls to think for themselves and be strong.

 

Tell them both that its okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from it and don't make the same one twice.

[Jumper_Dad]

^ excellant post Q

[katbird]

Follow through with discipline.

 

Give your kids time not money.

 

Listen to them and don't always talk at them.

 

Don't buy their Love with material things.

 

Stress the importance of good grades and education.

 

Praise your kids and smile at them more than you may want to frown at them for doing something that disappoints you.

 

Don't get them a cell phone too early and I don't care if everybody in their class has one. You will lose their attention earlier rather than later.

 

Teach the boys to always make sure They have a clean rear end. LOL Teach your girls to think for themselves and be strong.

 

Tell them both that its okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from it and don't make the same one twice.

 

 

No doubt...lol

[Da champ]

Keep them broke and make them work.

[Run To State]

Love your kids. Don't try and be their best friends.

This!

 

Absolutely the best piece of advice bar none!

[True blue (and gold)]

My son recently finished up his senior year of football. I bought the jersey that he wore in their breast cancer awareness game at the charity auction after the game and my fiancee and he conspired to frame it along with some pictures that she and I took during the season. She also asked him to tell her 5 things that I had taught him about football over the years. This is what he came up with:

 

1. You get what you work for.

2. Never stay down.

3. The only way you come off of the field is if they carry you off.

4. Leadership is earned through your actions, not through anything you say.

5. As long as you play your hardest I'll always be proud of you.

 

Over the years I never really imagined that he'd remember all the little things that I tried to teach him. I have to say it got a little bit dusty in the room when I opened my Chrismas present. This might be more of a football thing rather than a life thing but I think a lot of the quotes work for both.

 

This is beautiful and certainly goes much further than football. Love it! :thumb:

[hoops5]

Tell them both that its okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from it and don't make the same one twice.

 

Continuing on Q's advice....

Have the courage to admit when you are wrong.

Never underestimate the power of an apology.