The End Goals

Pretend that you woke up tomorrow and twenty years had passed.  Your child(ren) are now grown.  After all those years of teaching and loving them, what qualities do you hope they possess?   Is there something very important to you that you wish to pass on to your little ones?

For me, I would like my children to be TEACHABLE when they are grown; willing and open to learn whatever comes their way in this changing world, and to be OPTIMISTIC; mind over matter is a powerful thing.  Like any mother, I want my children to have many positive qualities, but I asked a fellow group of child bloggers to give me just two qualities they hope to see in their children someday. The collective results reflect what's really important when it comes to raising our kids.

KIND and INNOVATIVE Kids Stuff World

COMPASSIONATE and INDEPENDENT The Good Long Road  

FREE and CURIOUS Whimsical Kids Canvas             

GENEROUS and FULFILLED Boy Mama Teacher Mama  

HONEST and HAPPY with herself as a person Putti's World

KIND and CURIOUS Pleasantest Thing 

THOUGHTFUL and UNIQUE The Golden Gleam

EMPATHETIC and HAPPY Playdough to Plato

COMPASSIONATE and CREATIVE Happy Whimsical Hearts

INTEGRITY and JOY Mommy and Me Book Club

COMPASSIONATE and FULFILLED Love Play and Learn
CREATIVE and COMPASSIONATE  Creative Family Fun

HONEST, TRUSTWORTHY, and COMPASSIONATE Time for Play

EMPATHETIC and HAPPY Kitchen Counter Chronicles

CONTENT and FULFILLED The Iowa Farmer’s Wife

COMPASSIONATE and RELIABLE Growing a Jeweled Rose

CARING and HONEST Momma’s Fun World

INDEPENDENT and INQUISITIVE 52 Brand New

SELFLESS and TRUSTWORTHY Train Up a Child

COMPASSIONATE and COURAGEOUS Creative with Kids

COMPASSION and FAITH Crayon Freckles

LOVING and CREATIVE Inspiration Laboratories
RESPONSIBLE and HAPPY Living at the Whitehead's Zoo
THEMSELVES and CONTENT Domestic Goddesque
SELF ASSURED and THOUGHTFUL Taming the Goblin
HAPPY and LOVING Rainy Day Mum
CALM and CONFIDENT A Little Learning For Two
KIND and FUN Red Ted Art

HAPPY and HEALTHY Mollymoo

EMPATHETIC and HAPPY Learn with Play at Home

I hope my child will be FREE to live the way she likes! Angeliquefelix.com

LOVING and RESPECTFUL Famiglia and Seoul

COMPASSIONATE and COURAGEOUS Jdaniel4s Mom

FRIENDLY and CREATIVE Two Big Two Little

KIND and CREATIVE Mama Pea Pod

COMPASSIONATE and CREATIVE Play Dr Mom

COURAGEOUS and INVENTIVE Busy Kids Happy Mom

OPEN MINDED and INQUISITIVE Sense of Wonder

CREATIVE and CONFIDENT Here Come the Girls

HONEST, ALTRUISTIC, COMPASSIONATE, and INQUISITIVE Multiple Mummy

GENTLE with others, but BOLD in endeavors. Word Play House

CURIOSITY and PATIENCE (They’ll have kids by that time, so they’ll need patience)  KC Edventures

What's noteworthy in this list is what isn't included! No one identified qualities such as genius or affluence.  These parents just want their children to be good to themselves and to others once they are grown.  These are end goals, the things that we should focus on and try to remember when we begin to worry too much about temporary goals, such as how many letters they know, or their ability to identify colors.  These blogs reflect their end goals through the activities and lessons learned that they choose to write about, not always explicitly, but in a way that draws us to why we read them, because we all want our children to grow up with admirable qualities.