Lots of people are suggesting concrete actions to take in the wake of the Public Domain Boobs Project. A non-exhaustive list:
miriammoules ponders
teaching communication skills-which I suspect has a lot in common with the
"Our Whole Lives" sexuality education curricula from the Unitarian Universalists, and let me just say that I am even more determined that
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That's the heart of what I was going to say. Parents who expect their kids to be clones of them, or maybe worse, who expect their kids to accomplish all that the parent wanted to or wasn't able to, are likely to wind up with kids who have no confidence in--indeed, little knowledge of--themselves.
When our older daughter decided not to go to college, her grandmother (my MIL) was quite displeased and urged us to put pressure on her. "Sometimes we do know better," she said to me. My answer: "We may have learned more about life and the world, but there's one thing Em knows better than anyone else in the world: how to be Em."
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(1) Love your children, and ensure that they feel loved. Not drowned in goodies, smothered in protection, and loaded down in sweetness and light, but sure of your affection. All the preaching, communication of values, examples, are meaningless unless they are based on real love. Nothing else matters, ultimately, and your children will know if you're faking.
(2) Be honest. With yourself and with them.
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