School will teach our children academics … we need to teach them morality and values. They are our gift to the world – let’s make it a great gift!

While academic education is vital to our children’s well-being and they will learn basic academics in school, we, as parents, have the ultimate responsibility of educating our children in the ways of the world. It is our duty to instill morality, ethics and values in our kids.

While no two people on the planet will have the exact same answers to many of life’s dilemmas, we can only offer children our own example.  Our background, experiences and our own education will play an important part in what we choose to teach our kids and what they will learn from us by observation and example. I know we all want the best for our babies … we want them to be happy, find a career they love, a mate who loves them as much as we do, and to basically have a good life. And so what do we teach them about life that will ultimately be their best defense against the hardships they will no doubt encounter and to appreciate and value the blessings they find?

I have tried to teach my daughters to have loving hearts, to be kind and gentle with all living beings and things. I have also taught them to fight back, kick anyone’s butt who is trying to intentionally hurt them whether physically, verbally or emotionally and to help a fellow being less fortunate. You know … the basics. ;-) “Do Unto Others” is a motto to live by. I don’t know of one religion or philosophy that contradicts this most important truism.