How to Teach Your Children Truth, Tradition, and Character, One Day at a Time.

Passing down truth, skills, and traditions ensures success for future generations.

There are so many examples of this! And so many cultures and people that do a great job with this!

I once met a young Native American girl whose grandmother had taught her about the medicinal properties of herbs. In my family, farming and gardening were passed down through generations.

My dad is a skilled mechanic and woodworker; he has passed these skills down to me.

There are also other things to pass down. These include kindness, a love of traveling, reading, education, financial stability, courage, humility, resilience, sobriety, purity, and compassion.

These strengths give our children and the next generation hope and strength.

One matter that is close to my heart is passing on my faith.

I want these kids to understand why I hold the beliefs I do. I want them to grow up with a deep understanding that they can come to God at any time, anywhere, and for any reason.

If they can learn this simple truth, they will know that no matter where they are and what they are going through, they are not alone. He will be there for them in every situation.

We intentionally teach our children truth, tradition, and character every day.

Deuteronomy 6:6-8 New King James Version (NKJV)

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

It’s an everyday thing—much to the dismay of my children. I sometimes feel that they don’t appreciate my wisdom on certain days.

Hope, strength, and truth are passed on. They will, without a doubt, face death, relationship breakups, complex finances, and be wronged by people they trust. It’s life! But I want them to know.

Create a list of character traits, truths, and skills you want to pass on to your children. Growing up with these truths and abilities will enable them to become wise and capable adults. Begin to teach them daily. This is the time to teach them.

Learning about truth and character is an everyday discussion. Traditions may not happen every day, but they often do. I think of how the Jewish culture faithfully teaches its history and faith.

Sundays, birthdays, and holidays are great times to create traditions!

The nice thing about traditions is that they can be anything! They do not have to be expensive or time-consuming. But they do need to be purposeful and repeated!

Simple things like having the family over on Christmas Eve, hosting a small Valentine’s Day party, and baking a traditional holiday dish are all traditions! This instills a sense of security and expectation in our precious kids!

Create a list of holidays and a list of small traditions that you can incorporate into these holidays. Remember, they do not have to be extensive or expensive. Just repeated!

Additional information on passing on faith to the next generation can be found here.

https://www.singlemomoutwest.com/parenting-as-single-mom/leaving-a-legacy-of-faith/