Parenting advice from , nonagenarian and father of six.
- Pray for heaven’s help in raising children.
- Teach children their eternal purpose and family destiny.
- Be the example. Parents and caregivers are the most powerful teachers.
- Use the family to teach kindness, forgiveness, self-control, education, and honest work.
- Don’t let home become a “boardinghouse.” Stay involved in your children’s daily lives.
- Don’t follow cultural trends that weaken marriage and family life.
- If your family isn’t traditional, keep teaching and pressing on anyway.
- Let grandparents and extended family help fill family gaps.
- Love and be patient with family members who struggle or believe differently.
- Remember that repentance and growth don’t end with mortality.
- Model family life after Jesus Christ’s self-sacrifice and service.
- Do meaningful things together: gardens, camping, sports, recreation.
- Hold family reunions and remember ancestors.
- Teach practical skills at home, including work in the yard and home.
- Encourage learning languages for service and life.
- Counsel together as a family.
- Pray together night and morning.
- Worship together.
- Share family stories, traditions, and sacred experiences.
- Remember that what children really want for dinner is time with you.
- If there’s “no time,” turn technology off.
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