Parenting Lessons From a Grandfather’s Life Well-Lived

  1. Be there.
  2. 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.


Julie Schlegel
Julie Schlegelhttps://drjulieschlegel.com/
Julie is a pediatrician and adequate mother to three pretty good kids. Fascinated by the roller coaster of parenting, she started writing a parenting blog in 2020. Her work has been published by Today Parenting, Grown & Flown, and Scary Mommy. You can see more on her website, DrJulieSchlegel.com.

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