Not only do we pass on eye color, but we pass on who they will become.  I hada show on where the dad is a police officer and he teaches his children about 911.  They were even able to go to the call center.  I am a doula and going to school to become a nurse practioner.  What do I think is important to teach my children?  We are always talking about the body, health, and and lots of chemistry.

I was watching Lisa Ling’s “Our America” on schooling children (I love her series!).  One family ‘unschools’ their children.  I know they promote discovery.  I think this is very important for children to be able to develop themselves as individuals.  I was wondering though, how do the parent’s interests play into that?  Are they somehow unknowingly coerced in a certain direction?

I truly think children need to be exposed to situations and people who are very different than us.  How do you expose your children to thinking and seeing life in a different way?  What may your persuasions be?