- Be there.
- Show them how to live their lives.
I needed a reminder this week that many of the things we worry about as parents — the right grades, the right school, the right extracurricular lineup, the right peer group — don’t matter greatly in the long run. If I reach the end of my life and my children say at my funeral that I was there for them and that I lived a good life, then I will consider myself a success.
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This post originally appeared at DrJulieSchlegel.com, published with permission.