Characteristics Of Raising My Kid

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A kid? Maybe at 30. Friday night movie with my wife and my kid. That’s what I would probably want when I hit 30. I want a boy first and I want to raise him by playing a role of being a good father.Most important thing I want to have is good characteristics. Having a good characteristics is important while raising a kid. Characteristics I want to be in my family while raising my kid is education being a priority and involvement in my child life.

Raising my kid by keeping education the priority is very important to me. I just don’t want to force my kid to go to school or college. I want to explain him why education is important. I want to tell him the benefits for education like how education is going to help him prepare for his future,
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Andrew grew up in a family where education was a priority. His parents asked him about his homework every day. Even though Andrew was in college his parents frequently checked his grade and he always welcomed their concern. Andrew was a solid B grade student in high school and he finished his higher education by getting a degree in business. This show how much Andrew’s parents wanted him to get educated. They check Andrew’s grade because they want to make sure that he is going on a right path. Results were good. Andrew got good grades in high school and he ended up getting business degree. This is exactly what I would like to do with my kid. Maybe there will a problem when he would get distracted from education being a priority and that’s when I will calmly explain him why education is important and give him an example using my own story and bring my kid right back to education being a …show more content…
Andrew has a very involved parents. His mother stopped working until he went to college so that she was there for him when he needed someone His father help him to set up a party for Andrews’s birthday every year at his cabin and they haven’t missed a year. Andrew parents are also involved with Andrews’s friends. They have dinner with them and talk to them about their life. Andrew also says “My friends love and trust my parents, they could talk to my parents more than they could talk to theirs” he also adds “I have no problem telling my parents something, because they are so understanding” this shows how getting involve with child life and his friends open up a gate for communication. I know it won’t be possible to eat dinner with my family every night due to work and other stuffs but for me my kids will be priority no matter what. I am sure I am going to my kid first before anything else. I will make time for my kid and overcome those

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