Teach Your Children

1.To respect others but more importantly to respect themselves.
2.To be tolerant and open-minded.
3.To be assertive without being overbearing.
4.To be kind but not get taken advantage of.
5.To speak out against prejudice and racism.
6.That education is priceless.
7.Engage your children in books…the love of reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give.
8.To not judge or condemn others.
9.To live by the Golden Rule: "Do unto others and you would have done unto you". Karma really does translate into "what comes around goes around".
10.To be kind to all living creatures.
11.To be proud of whom they are.
12.To express their feelings and emotions.
13.To be sensitive to the world around them.
14.There is a higher power and it's okay if not everyone believes in the same things. There is not one "true" or "right" religion.
15.To be politically aware.
16.To be opinionated.
17.That you must love yourself before you can truly give your heart to another.
18.That love knows no color.
19.That all human beings deserve to be valued and respected.
20.That freedom is priceless.
21.That they are loved.
22.That small acts can and often do change the world.