I Would Like To Teach My Baby.........

Nzamorw

We always have something that we would want to pass down or something that we never were able to do and want our offspring to have the opportunity to do it...

I would like to teach my baby American Sign Language. I'm in the process of looking up courses for ASL in my area before looking into Baby Sign Language.

How about you ladies?

nopegoat

I just want to teach my kids not to be entitled dependent assholes. 

Nzamorw

@kdm06c , well that could definitely be considered a great skill :-)

nopegoat

Nzamorw said:

@kdm06c , well that could definitely be considered a great skill :-)

If they learn nothing else from us I would be 100% OK with that.  

fleurdelakeview

Where to start? To raise a child that's not an asshole is first on the list but there are a million other things...

I guess the one I'll share here is that both my husband and I love reading and I'd like to instill that same love of reading into my child.

austinjl

How to be a good human and a love for being outside!!

oneliloaktree13

TattoosandLace

@kdm06c took mine.

DD learns ASL and I will use ASL and spoken English with this LO too. 

jlmartinez517

As a teacher of young children, I see the recent trend of kids not being able to problem solve to work through even the simplest of hurdles. Once something presents itself as slightly more difficult than that, forget it. Complete shut down and lots of times, pure laziness. There is absolutely no need to show grit when something is perceived as "hard" because many parents now are doing everything for their children - "lawnmower parents" I've heard them be called, because they clear a nice, neat, easy path for their children without obstacles. God forbid anyone struggle to complete a task!

I hope to instill a strong work ethic, intrinsic motivation, problem solving skills, independence, resilience and perseverance when things do get hard (because they will), and a sense of responsibility.

Of course, I'd love to also raise a kind, polite, thoughtful, health-centric, intelligent, strong, loving and funny little girl, too!

*Disclaimer: Not ALL children are like this in elementary school, but noticing an alarming rise in it over recent years.

nopegoat

jlmartinez517 said:

As a teacher of young children, I see the recent trend of kids not being able to problem solve to work through even the simplest of hurdles. Once something presents itself as slightly more difficult than that, forget it. Complete shut down and lots of times, pure laziness. There is absolutely no need to show grit when something is perceived as "hard" because many parents now are doing everything for their children - "lawnmower parents" I've heard them be called, because they clear a nice, neat, easy path for their children without obstacles. God forbid anyone struggle to complete a task!

I hope to instill a strong work ethic, intrinsic motivation, problem solving skills, independence, resilience and perseverance when things do get hard (because they will), and a sense of responsibility.

Of course, I'd love to also raise a kind, polite, thoughtful, health-centric, intelligent, strong, loving and funny little girl, too!

*Disclaimer: Not ALL children are like this in elementary school, but noticing an alarming rise in it over recent years.

AKA not be entitled dependent assholes LOL!!!!!!! 

PugsandKisses

Actually skills?  Cpr. 

I also want them to use their brain and think critically. 

jlmartinez517

Totally @kdm06c haha

oneliloaktree13

Make me the perfect breakfast sandwich.

ButterMyBiscuit

oneliloaktree13 said:

Make me the perfect breakfast sandwich.

benten24

How to ninja

BostonBaby1

Definitely how to use the toilet (when the time comes.) Also, to wipe their own tushy.

MamaBish

Gonna start with how to sit up, crawl, walk...

Eventually we'll work our way up to breakdancing.

mamafox14

How to count cards in Vegas would probably be the most useful. 

KJ1416

To sleep through the night immediately. 

Oh precious sleep. 

oneliloaktree13

All my accounting hw.

Nzamorw

@KJ1416 , I play music with heavy base at random times for 30 minutes so the LO can get accustomed to the noisy atmosphere... Hopefully that will work so the LO can let mommy sleep throughout the night *fingers crossed*

benten24

Nzamorw said:

@KJ1416 , I play music with heavy base at random times for 30 minutes so the LO can get accustomed to the noisy atmosphere... Hopefully that will work so the LO can let mommy sleep throughout the night *fingers crossed*

Edit: gif fail

Y0urm0m

DobbysSock

There are lots of qualities I hope to teach my kids that are mentioned by others - kindness, resilience, problem solving, etc., but in terms of skills that I don't have, I'd love for my kids to be able to play an instrument well. I took piano as a kid but quit (I can play 2 songs by memory and can kind of read music still), played flute for a couple years and dabbled in guitar but can't play either of those anymore. I really wish I had stuck with an instrument. DH plays guitar beautifully and has a pretty incredible musical ear - the other day he figured out a common tune on my keyboard piano by ear in just minutes, with no sheet music, even though he's never played piano before.

But if they're not interested in music I won't push it. I'll just encourage it from a young age and be super excited if that happens to be a strength/interest of their's.