A good person should apologize when they are wrong, regardless of who the wronged person is. Admitting imperfection is the first step to perfecting yourself.

I fully agree, and it shouldn't be limited to just genitalia. I have never understood why the proper term for so many body parts and bodily functions are considered "dirty" or "inappropriate" to say.

I have never understood why it was a thing people taught their kids in the first place.

if I were to have children, I want that the first thing they thought when in trouble is to call/ask me for help. not hiding it from me. not like my parents who I never tell a thing because blaming me would be the first thing they would do.

100% this, not everyone is smart academically, some are smart in different ways like one of my brothers is extremely smart when it comes to maintenance and fixing things yet my other brother knows stuff all about that stuff but he is book smart, we to uni etc. One is not smarter than the other, they are just different in smarts.

No means no goes both ways. We have to respect the no we're given as it is expected from others to respect ours.

I'm so sorry. :(

This is very good advice, especially since some parents are constantly afraid and trying to shield their child from making any mistakes whatsoever (this usually involves a lot of suffocating restrictions upon the child).

I have gone with "You should be very proud of yourself. I certainly am of you" to instigate self worth and validation. It teaches children that they should look to themselves for validation, not an authority figure.

I think this applies to everyone not just parents.

Agreed

Yes, please! Some people are beasts and the above should be common information! Also, children should be taught that predators will most likely use the child's fear against them and will threaten to kill them or their loved ones if they say anything. Children must be taught that no matter what, they should always tell someone they trust! Scream, fight and get away by any means necessary!

Wish my kids would listen to this advice.

I would absolutely love it if my daughter had friends that weren’t toxic but sadly they are and one in particular is very manipulative. My daughter would rather have those “friends” than having no friends coz sadly that is pretty much the only choices she has.

Exactly! Respect is earned, not given

Jesus, if my parents would have just acknowledged that it was possible to have a mental illness that didn't mean you were foaming at the mouth in a straightjacket, my world would be much brighter as an adult. They loved me through all of it, but I should have been pushed for help also, had they known how.

Ya know, sometimes it doesn't get better after high-school. I tell everyone that I'm so glad I went to university and that it was the best time of my life. Because everybody says that. In fact I hated it. More than high school. But... It did get better after that, thank God.

That’s what my mom says.

Knowing how rough my kids and their friends can be when playing, I've told them countless times that if someone has fallen or been impaled in any way, with any object, DON'T PULL IT OUT! Call for help and let the professionals do that. Resist the urge!

I always do that before I post on Social Media. Some people online actually get mad at me for doing that.

well some people will think less of you but honestly who gives a damn?

@Martha Meyer That says more about you than it says about them. Just because someone has made poor choices and has a criminal record does not mean that they aren't your child, that they aren't deserving of parental love and support. A parents job is never over, regardless of how old (or how messed-up) their children have become. Rejecting them outright will not help them to grow beyond their past and become a productive member of society (even if they are in prison for life).

Hated the mandatory kisses with the extended family when I was little. My grandfather was a typical farmer, very rough around the edges, always had a stubble that just pricked and hurt as you'd kiss him on the cheek, and he smelled like stale wine. I liked to be around him because he was funny and friendly with us little ones but hated to kiss him. One of my aunts was very unkempt, her facial hairs were also really prickly :) One of my cousins (from a previous marriage of my aunt's) was much older than all other cousins, almost a grown up when we others were just kindergarteners and it felt really odd to kiss him simply because he was not "blood", wasn't really a kid but also wasn't a "real adult". He was great company and a genuinely nice young man but I always shirked away from kisses if I could. So yeah, please stop forcing kiddos to kiss people just because you feel like it's polite or customary or whatever.

True. And when you do have it: It’s not the money that makes you better, it’s how you spend it.

This is such a good one. Sadly, they need the skills themselves to be able to teach them.

In turn it's very useful to teach that just because someone is nice or helpful to you it doesn't automatically mean they want to be your BFF. I had lots of bad experiences where people would misinterpret a simple smile, a helping hand and just "latch on" and get very clingy, leading to very awkward situations.

Well, that’s a bit negative. Maybe I grew up in the right place, but to my opinion most people are nice, reliable and willing to help. It’s only those 10% you need to avoid or avoid to become.

My kids know that but I did tell them that if someone is being physically hurt and there are no adults around to help, it is ok to defend that person to the best of their abilities.

I never got the concept that children "owe" their parents something for being fed and sheltered and cared for. You know what it's called when you don't feed and shelter and care for your child? It's called child neglect. Child neglect is a crime. You don't get rewards for not committing crimes. Your reward is not going to prison. Does my neighbor owe me something for not setting his house on fire? Does my boss owe me something for not stealing his car? No? Then why would my children owe me something for not abusing them?