Most of children think and believe that the onl legacy that can be left to them by their parents is finances(full bank accounts), land, houses, cars, businesses. But the most valuable inharitance are intangible. Here is a sample of 10 among various valuable Legacies you can leave to your children.
Social skills.
This is among the best skills and an inheritance you can teach to your children. Life is all about relationships. So, teach your children how handle to behave with others, either family members(brothers, sisters and other family members). How to handle and behave with oposite gender, friends and how to choose and keep friends, how to interact with others and socialize and communicate.
Mantain and show them a healthy view of a family.
Do not damage your children’s view of marriage because you might damage them for life. As parents, model what a healthy couple looks like; the best experiences at home shape the children’s romantic decisions. If you are a single parent, perhaps divorced or widowed, still speak honorably about marriage and family. Let your children know your experience doesn’t have to be their experience.
Provide your children with good memories
Childhood memories are what torment adults or keep adults going. Give your children moments they will treasure even after you are gone. Let your children testify, “There are good people in this world and they came in the form of my parents.”
Leave your children with a sound mental health
The worst thing you can leave to your children is trauma. A lot of children receive trauma from their parents through insults, abuse, neglect, comparison, and rejection. Leave your children sound mental health by caring and loving them.
Give your children a good name and reputation
Leave your children a reputation that they will admire, and be great to the point your children will feel proud to be associated with you, to carry your name and to name their children after you.
An Identity
You have the keys to your children’s identity. It is up to you to teach them about their family tree, who are their great grandparents, grandparents, uncles and aunties, and cousins, and how you two met as a couple. So that the children can continue the family lineage.
A legacy of faith
Leave your children with the knowledge of God, and pray with them so that they build a prayerful lifestyle that will help them through life when you are not around. Teach them that as a parent, you have your limits, but God is their everything.Teach them all about our creator,his name, the purpose of life,God’s plan on humankind,and what does God ask us. It is better to be pious than to be immoral in this world.
CONFIDENCE
Give your children self-belief; let them leave your hands with a better understanding of their purpose and an awareness of their greatness. Teach them to silence bullies and to push on when it gets tough.Tell your children often that they can do it, that where there’s a will, there’s a way, and that it’s worth trying. Tell them that even if you fail, you never lose; you either learn or you win.
VALUES AND TRADITION
Transfer to your children good values and traditions to uphold, such as integrity, hard work, honesty, eating together as a family, and unity; so that they continue this on their own.
A SUPPORT SYSTEM
Introduce your children to mentors, congregational leaders, family friends, books, teachers, communities, and social clubs that will enrich your children’s lives; you can only do so much as a parent, and some blessings will come in the other people and platform.
