Today, society has a difficult time in deciding on how children should be raised. I was raised in a loving home with 3 siblings and a multitude of quality traits. My parents raised my siblings and I to always be respectful, loving, open-minded, determined, and last but not least independent. As a future parent, I am determined to teach my children the same quality traits if not more traits that I believe will be part of the core necessity for the betterment of my children’s lives to be able to live in such a world. Open-mindedness is the first quality trait that I believe I should teach my children. Recently, the world has decided to be open world-wide to different genders, but not only shall I say different genders, but as well as to different …show more content…
I desire to teach my children that quality because as much as I would love to live forever, we all must come to our time. I believe showing my children independence at an early stage would be beneficial because not everyone will be able to live forever. Independence will show them how not to be dependent on others, but to depend on themselves. It will show teach them how to make choices on their own and to have confidence in themselves. I will provide my children with the belief that they are competent and capable of taking care of themselves, as well as offering them guidance to find activities that are meaningful and satisfying to them. My children’s responsibilities involve doing what is necessary to maximize the opportunities that I have given them. Independence is not something that children can gain on their …show more content…
Respect is one more important trait I would like to show my children. Self-Respect is one of the most important qualities I aspire to show my children along with respect for others. I believe if you have respect for yourself, you will learn to respect others. I remember so clearly my elementary principal, Mrs. Zamora, talking on the intercom on how we should treat others the way we would like to be treated, and that has been my go-to quote for my siblings on showing them respect. I know the quote will later be shown to my children on how to respect not only yourself but others along with having great respect for elders. I remember being in school, not too long ago, and seeing high school kids disrespect substitute teachers and looking at them with disgust. Seeing that made me determined to show my children how to have respect. Respect is earned not given. Respect is so important because, without it, children can’t value themselves or