What is your best advice for teaching children..?

[creativebliss3]

about any of the following:
*patience
*education
*religion / faith
*health
*physical fitness
*death
*relatives
*wisdom
*courage
*kindness
*giving
*love
*emotions
*boyfriends / girlfriends
*sex
*virginity
*philosophy
*life
*downfalls
*encouragement
*beauty (inside and out)
*smoking
*drugs
*alcohol
*friends
*strangers
*running away
*internet
*MySpace
*careers
*peer pressure
*fitting in
*bullies
*fighting
*methods of defense
*T.V.
*worldy possessions
*money
*marriage
*children
*stealing
*cheating
*hope / dreams / aspirations
*gossip
*pets
*nature
*family
*brothers / sisters
*grandparents
*music
*drama
*jealousy
*envy
*hate
*violence
*war
*potty training
...etc

[Momto2inFL]

I will lead by example and always be open and honest with my kids. I will not be their best friend but someone they can trust and rely on for any questions they may have.

And it doesn't matter how I respond in a sense because 5 yrs from now, times will have changed yet again, and I'll have to find another way, changing with the times, of how to teach my son.

But as parents, we all do the best we can for our kids!!

** ADD **

And can you two bickering ladies please keep your comments to yourself if they don't pertain to the post?

[jimmy s]

make it fun! that is all i can say,

[mgnavadomskis]

Create a strong trust/attachment bond with them. Then, guide them using direct instruction, role modeling, role play, guidance, discussion, supervised experimentation and natural consequences.