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Old 09-14-2009, 08:44 PM  
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Tell her stories about what the world was like when you were younger. My kids love to hear about these things. They freak out when we mention 8 Track Tapes or Albums... and other random things. Kids actually take great interest in what it was like when we were their ages. Not to mention, they need to always know where they came from, good or bad.

My husband is in a band and always has been since before they were all born and I used to take them to some of the more tame shows. like gigs in the parks for the 4th of July and such. Of course there would always be the rogue drunk or stoner around somewhere and we used it as a lesson of what NOT to do with your life, telling them "look how stupid they look when they are drunk or high, you don't want to ever look that stupid, do you?" and surprisingly my kids haven't ever had issues with drugs or alcohol.

Don't protect them too far from reality, they have to have a sense of reality, of course as their age allows, but don't protect them from it. They will land in a world like my son's fiance is doing right now, where they are scared of literally EVERYTHING. She was raised as a very sheltered and protected child and she knows nothing about nothing. Can't use a microwave, didn't even have a clue how to turn the stove on and she's terrified of being alone. So there are bad sides of sheltering and doing everything for them as well. Teach them to fend for themselves........ show her how to do the laundry and make a game of it.. as their ages allow, you can make up all sorts of games WHILE teaching her important life skills.
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