Given the chance to give your child only one quality as a person, which would you choose? How about if that choice were unavailable, what would be your second and maybe third choices? Why are these so important to you?
Responses should be 50 - 100 words.
I definitely want my child t be optimistic. I want them to be happy. I don't want them to sit around and be miserable all the time, and make everyone around them miserable too. My second quality I would want my kid to have would be patience. That is something I lack and I know how annoying it can be when you don't have a lot of it. all in all I just want my child to be happy.
ReplyDeleteI was given the chance to give my child only one quality as a person. i would want He/she to be Independent. the reason why is because everything i've ever gotten was from me doing it myself, and its a gratifying feeling when you accomplish something by yourself, and if that was unavailable i would just want them to be a strong person Mentally & physically.
ReplyDeleteSmartness. I know that's an odd answer but it's something that they will be so glad to have. If you stress to your child that they should live this way or be a certain way, they may pick it up.
ReplyDeleteSecond: Respect. Acting a proper way in society is definitely important. You get judged by how you treat others and how you act. This is a quality that if they don't have, they will learn. They will definitely learn that one if they don't already have that.
Third: Good social skills. I want my child to be able to interact and talk to people without feeling self conscious or awkward. I don't want an awkward child that people talk about how weird they are all the time.
I just want a normal child.
i would want my kid to be funny. thats pretty much all.. i guess second would be goood looking like his father definatly. mabye thatd be first because thats important. and last id want him to have great hair and never have a bad hair day. and to be nice to his dad thats all... and he would be able to fly be invincible and super strong :D
ReplyDeleteoh and to not whine and complain all the time..i hate that
I would want my child to be a caring/good person.. I hope my kids in the future are caring people and know right from wrong.. always treating others good as well as themselves. Doing nice things for people.. Having friends and creating genuine relationships with people. If they couldn't be caring and stuff, I'd want my girl to be talented with something either musically or like gymnastics/cheer/flexibility, they can go on to make me proud that way by being talented at something. If I had a boy, I would want him to be respectful. I don't think a lot of guys like to respect people, I don't know why, It's just something I would want my son to have.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say something cheesy like integrity, but I think that that's important. If I had to choose something, I would want my child to have perspective. To understand that no one is any better than others, and people shouldn't be arrogant or proud. Otherwise, I don't want my children to make fun or pick on kids less fortunate or that do different things. That's stupid and idiotic, and I can't stand the idea of my child being a bully to anyone. People are different. That's definitely something I want my kids to understand. Even if you don't completely agree with someone, you still need to mind manners and be a civil member of society.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would want my child to be responsible; I think that's important because I would want my kid to make responsible decisions, and not make stupid choices that could risk there future in any way.
ReplyDeleteSecond I would want my kid to be independent; I don't ever want them to have to depend on any body else for anything.
Third I would want my kid to be optimistic; I want them to enjoy life, not go through life complaining about everything and moping and having a negative attitude.
Definitely tolerance, because some people seem to believe that equality is wrong *cough* Santorum*cough*. There is not better way to be a good person than to not look down on someone for being different than you, and for some reason, a lot of people don't share the same opinion as me.
ReplyDeleteI would want my child to be alot of things but if I had to choose one it would probably be *intelligence* because being smart can really get you anywhere in life.. Knowing how to work well with computers or inventing a new technology would be great because I would want nothing but everything for my child. If that quality wasn't an option I would probably say *talented* because I believe whether your intelligent or talented your most likely going somewhere in the world while the rest of us are looking like knots on the log. Whether it be a boy or girl I want it to have better than what I had and I want them to respect and be thankful for what they get. I didn't have to worst nor the best but Im sure there was better..
ReplyDeleteI'd want my child to be open-minded, because there's all types of people out there, they all do and talk about different things. I would also want them to be responsible, because one of these days there may not be anyone to care for you but yourself, and if you don't do it then no one else will. Lastly I would want him/her to be uhhh I don't know lol.
ReplyDeleteIts not my choice to make. You cant choose a quality for your kid. Your kid will grow up the way they want to with their own views and thoughts on life and the way they look at things. I'll be happy with what ever my kids decide to do. Im a very open-minded person, so my children can make their own choices along with advice and lesson i will teach them.
ReplyDeleteI would choose acceptance or indifference. Children need to realize that just because your parents make fun of someone, or your family, or your friends, that is not acceptable behavior. There are much greater things to think and do with your life besides being a bigot. Blatant ignorance is not a way to approach life at all. I would want a child with an open mind toward everyone, a child who tries to understand.
ReplyDeleteThis is a tad late. But I think an asset for a child to have at a young age is the curiosity. Curiosity may lead to problems, but it also leads to learning. I think this is an important way to be open-minded, and make opinions for themselves. I believe being curious shows that you're willing to know the truth, or find your own truth. i.e religion, beliefs, cultural differences, sexuality (or understanding others), etc. I believe this all leads to a young person becoming wise. By experiences.
ReplyDeleteOther qualities i would like is for a child to have common sense, and integrity. Everyone should know what's right and what is wrong. Curiosity may make someone dabble in what is on a fine line, but in their heart they should know what to do. Common sense is just simple enough. I know I lack common sense sometimes, and I do realize it's an important quality to have.