Teach a child well. Enable him to be successful.
My husband has had some successful friends.
One friend, Jim, was a manufacturer’s representative. Jim and his wife Lisa had ten children.
All ten children were well-mannered. They did chores and helped each other with homework.
The oldest child put herself through college and landed a good job. Then she paid the college expenses of the next child. The children repeated this pattern until all ten had good jobs.
Jim and Lisa got older and their health began to fail. All ten children pooled resources. Mom and Dad received excellent care until they died.
How did Jim and Lisa raise such a successful family?
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Education
They surrounded their children with books and encouraged them to love reading. By their own example, they taught effective communication.
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Values
Jim and his wife taught their children values. To wonder and question the world around them. To apologize sincerely. And to succeed in life by using their gifts and following their hearts.
They prepared all ten children to become the CEO’s, doctors and engineers they became. They taught them to be happy, to know the value of things, and to respect family above all else.
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Jim and Lisa did not spoil their children.
Instead, they taught their children well. They gave them the most important gifts: the gifts of valuing family, reading and writing, effective communication, knowing the value of things. And, most importantly, the gift of respect.
You can teach a child to be successful. Simply give your child the gifts that Jim and Lisa gave their children.
Enable a child to soar like an eagle above life’s storms. Teach him well and lead him by example.
Let the encouraging words in these near a river posts help you
soar like an eagle above life’s storms.
What are the best gifts?
Enable a child to say no to drugs!
“Can’t” never will, “can” always does!
Have you ever made a wish upon a star?
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