How to Prepare a Daughter for Life!

[Dusty52]

My daughter will soon be 18 years of age
Throughout her life I have tried to teach her many things
to be hardy and robust, to be strong enough to rely on oneself
Not to overly rely on others, to mention just a few
To seek out the lord in all endeavours etc
I thought this might be a useful reference for users of this forum who are bringing up daughters or granddaughters
What is important?
There must be universal truths to be taken into account?

[iWriteStuff]

I want my daughters to learn that their relationship with God is more important than their relationship with their social media accounts.

I want my daughters to learn to work hard, pray hard, study hard, and give their best 100% of the time.

I want my daughters to learn that it's ok to fail, so long as you learn from your mistakes and pick yourself up and keep progressing afterwards.

I want my daughters to know that they are loved, that they have value, that their worth is not dependent on the value the world tries to assign to them.

I want my daughters to learn that a good man is more than a nice car or a good job - that the contents of his heart and his obedience to sacred covenants trump all worldly accomplishments. The same is to be said of a good woman!

I want my daughters to learn how to plan for the future but to adapt to change without frustration or disappointment.

How is this going to happen? By modeling these behaviors ourselves (Mrs. IWS is just as important if not more) and teaching them life skills by investing time and energy in them, rather than being distracted and decoyed by things of lesser importance. Here's hoping it works.

[Rose Garden]

I believe that one of the most important things you can teach your daughters is self respect. If she respects herself she will expect others to respect her as well.

[Dusty52]

I believe that one of the most important things you can teach your daughters is self respect. If she respects herself she will expect others to respect her as well.

Meili
How do you teach self respect?
It's not a trick question, I'm genuinely interested

[Rose Garden]

I believe that one of the most important things you can teach your daughters is self respect. If she respects herself she will expect others to respect her as well.

Meili
How do you teach self respect?
It's not a trick question, I'm genuinely interested

It's both simple and the most difficult thing to do. You respect yourself, and teach by example, and you respect them.

[Red]

I think self respect goes hand in hand with self love. That’s hard too.