Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves.
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You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.
I've always been concerned about kids - not just my own three, but all kids - what kind of an image I'm providing for them, what kind of inspiration. I don't know now. Maybe I'm leading them down the path to self-destruction.
Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
Becoming an inspiration for kids is great. I want to inspire them to do whatever they want to.
Teach your children everything that you're not, because they will pick up on everything that you are.
Sometimes when I go out on the road, I feel almost embarrassed or dismayed because I can't be the image of what kids want me to be. So I just try to be myself, and usually that works out OK.
Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.
Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.
You have to really respect what your kids are doing with their kids and how they're raising them. You can't push your way into areas where you shouldn't be saying anything. You have to always remember they're not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death - then hand them back.
Get to know your kids' minds and how they think.