As a parent what do you think is the hard part about teaching your children?
by 
Lynn-is Lost
ANSWERS: 13
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Teaching them they cannot always get what they want. It kills me to say no but for them to be responsible & work for what they want i have to at times.
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It is frustrating when you have to repeat yourself, but once your child ages and you see they understand right from wrong…it is priceless.
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Potty training! My toddler is having a tough time at that stage. For my oldest, who is 11, not to interrupt me when I am having a conversation or on the phone.
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Knowing what they're ready to know. I don't want to scare them but they need to know how to be safe.
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Just getting them to sit still to learn. Potty training, minding & teaching them responsibility.
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Sex education.
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Teaching them not to make the same mistakes you made. You have to be honest with them, even if it hurts.
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I am the father of four children - age 46, 43, 23, and 20 (two from a previous marriage and two from my current marriage). With all four the hardest part for me was (and is) to refrain from being overprotective. It was (and is) difficult for me to endure their learning some valuable lessons on their own via their mistakes. My problem was (and is) that some mistakes can be fatal and I don't want anything to happen like that to any of them. I've come to believe that there is a lot of luck involved in parenting and that at some point the parent must "let go" as his/her child ventures out into the world. Gibran in his beautiful work, "The Prophet" speaks of children so accurately. I recommend it be read by all who have children. Here is a link: http://www.katsandogz.com/onchildren.html
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Knowing that they will still probably have to make a few bad mistakes to really get the full effect of the lessons.
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Being consistent
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The hardest is "Am I going do die?" I always told them the truth but, that they didn't need to worry about it for a long time. My daughter took it the best. Both boys were quite upset for awhile.
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Teaching them how to behave properly at home and in public.
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The hardest part about teaching your children is that they, like everyone else, don't learn from *your* mistakes. They have to learn the hard way for themselves. Very frustrating to know the end result of certain choices and to only be a helpless onlooker at the scene of the train wreck.
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