What Mindset Do We Teach Our Children? 13

Now many of you may already real­ize that I am joy­fully blessed with a 2-year-old son, JD. Now, I’m prob­a­bly just being a proud, dot­ing dad, but let me tell you, JD is tremen­dously tal­ented and so full of poten­tial! :) Espe­cially in music, and my wife and I love encour­ag­ing his pas­sion towards play­ing musi­cal instruments.

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But hey, I’m not here to just lov­ingly talk about my son, so let me put aside the proud dad hat for a moment and make an impor­tant state­ment. While we want to ensure our child has a happy child­hood, we also want to make sure that we equip them with life skills that will serve them well, don’t we?

That’s why my wife and I have a grat­i­tude ses­sion with JD every night before we put him to bed. Before he goes to sleep, my wife and I sit around him, telling him all the good things that he did today which we are grate­ful for, and we reflect on all the good things that hap­pened that day.

Why do I do this? Because I want to impart upon my son the impor­tance of grat­i­tude and to set in stone a pos­i­tive mind­set foun­da­tion that I know will be cru­cial to his suc­cess and happiness.

Now, the other key that I know will be impor­tant to his suc­cess and hap­pi­ness is knowl­edge. And I want to make sure that JD has the world at his fin­ger­tips when it comes to his abil­ity to access knowl­edge. That’s why I truly believe in this method as the foun­da­tional skill to give JD that gift of opportunity.

If you are a par­ent to a pre-school child, I’m sure you’d find this video series valu­able too, so give can give your child the tools for the right mind­set and a bright future.

http://www.domanadvantage.com/videos/your-baby-is-smarter-than-you-realize

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