{"id":2233,"date":"2026-02-02T15:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:19:49","slug":"this-is-what-matters-most-never-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/this-is-what-matters-most-never-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What Matters Most &amp; Never Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blessed<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been blessed with 4 children. They are now happy functional adults. What makes them happy? Who knows. The world is, let\u2019s say, interesting these days. More than 30 years ago, I was given advice on raising a happy child. I want to share it with you because it\u2019s still applicable today and I believe always will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Matters Most <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/early-childhood\/early-childhood-health-and-development\/early-literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Read to your children.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your promises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go for walks together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let your children help with household projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spend time one-on-one with each child.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tell your children about your own childhood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the zoo, museum, ball games as a family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set a good example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parents.com\/kids\/development\/social\/25-manners-kids-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Use good manners.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help your children with their homework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show your children lots of warmth and affection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set clear consistent limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider how your decisions will affect your children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to your children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know your children&#8217;s friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take your children to work.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open a savings account for a college education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolve conflicts quickly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take your children to your place of worship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Very-Simple-Kite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Make a kite together.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fly a kite together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Things Never Change<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, the world is a much different place today, but what matters is time tested and never changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" style=\"width:223px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mark-Steinberg_headshot_2019_cropped-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions or comments?  Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/loveyoukid.org\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">me<\/a>, Mark Steinberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed I have been blessed with 4 children. They are now happy functional adults. What makes them happy? Who knows. The world is, let\u2019s say, interesting these days. More than 30 years ago, I was given advice on raising a happy child. 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