From the post: 15 Great Pieces Of Advice To Help You On Your Parenting Journey
And tell them often that you love them but more importantly show them by spending time with them. Let them be children and dont expect them to be small adults and for gods sake let them be who they want to be not what you wish you had been. Allow them to make their own mistakes because it’s the only way to truly learn.
Don’t force your religious beliefs down their throats because, whether you want to admit or not, it is just a belief and not a known and most likely the beliefs you have were chosen by your parents for you or the society you grew up in. I’m not a believer in any religion but my children, who are both grown now, don’t know that because maybe I’m wrong and I never felt comfortable making that choice for them when I can’t be sure of my own thinking on the matter. It’s entirely possible to teach good values and behavior without religion.
