0-5 yrs old –
-Make sure you poop,
pee, stay as clean as possible.
-Make sure you eat, drink, and stay as
healthy as possible.
-Make sure to help you when you need help, make
sure to answer your cries.
-Make sure to get you in a good school.
-Make sure to keep you from hitting other people.
5-10 yrs old –
-All of the above,
excepting that I make sure you can do things for yourself.
-Teach you
right from wrong.
10-15 yrs old -
Healthy Body Management
- nutrition: how to choose good foods from bad foods; make sure you know how to eat right
- medical: explain why we go to the doctor; encourage future health maintenance
- self defense
- bike safety
- sex health: how to avoid pregnancy and disease and other dangers
- hygiene: the importance of keeping clean
- the importance of lifelong learning
Household Management
- how to cook
- how to clean dishes
- how to do laundry
- how to keep dust to a minimum
- the importance of tidiness and organization
Money Management
- setup bank account
- a budget and how to keep one
Social Science
- introduce the worlds' religions; explain the benefits of spirituality
- introduce world culture; explain the benefits of thinking globally and of world peace
- travel
- discourage cult mentality; explain what cults are (sororities, political parties, self help gurus, etc.) and why they are dangerous
- encourage the building and maintenance of genuine friendship
And here I am
having to teach her all these things whether I know them or not, and
me without a teaching degree or anything. Pfft.
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