How do I raise my daughter to be a traditionalist?

[Onceuponoflove]

I don't want her to become a purple haired feminist smoking weed and dancing on a pole.

I want her to have an engineer for a husband and kids.

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Is converting to Islam the only way.

[007kingifrit]

1. no social media, it's bad for you and makes you a follower and lonely and anxious
2. no smart phone until 21, same reasons
3. teach her how great america is, go to 4th of July parades
4. encourage love of something competitive to teach that some people are better than one another (thus inherently demonstrating left wing values are wrong without even mentioning politics) sports or video games works here
5. no college unless she has an exact plan and it's a good plan, don't be afraid to say no. it's also not a bad idea to make her work some "dead end" jobs for a few years before college
6. a frank and candid explanation of the world. some scary bad news and suffering is good for kids. it teaches them that you can't just dream super hard and good things will happen the way liberals believe. kids need suffering to grow up to be good people

[ChrisMaster69]

Instil goals, values, treating everyone fairly no matter sexuality, gender, religion etc, being open and always approachable.

you cannot and should not control a son or daughter, that’s where as a parent you have failed.

it’s their life to lead, their dreams and ambitions, everyone has different skill sets and abilities, a crap engineer or a successful lawyer…

Also stifling dreams and ambitions is counterproductive and often just leads to rebellion.

[SophiaSunshine]

In the end, you can't fully control a human being. They can be traditionalist in front of you, and easily go wild the moment they are free from that control/sight. You need to have a balance of freedom and teaching your values. You also need to be able to talk with them, and let them feel like they can openly talk with you. That means taking them seriously all the time, as their feelings matter to them. If they feel open to you, you will always have them closer to your values.

[Vesuvius87]

What does converting to Islam or religion has to do with being a good person? I have no religion and don't do any of those things you've mentioned.

You have to teach her values (being honest), provide love, involve her in activities she likes, get her to have goals in life, etc.

[Guy13]

Home school... Bible believing and living. Christian undergraduate...

[Onceuponoflove]

I don't want her to have a lower husband on welfare either that lives off her. I want her with a successful man.

[Guy13]

Ephesians 5 covers both Man and Woman responsibilities, therefore, what she should be looking for is there. Alistair Begg..."What to look for in godly spouse"-you tube. He was addressing University students.

[Onceuponoflove]

Wow Alistair is amazing and entertaining speaker. I definitely will show my daughter this.

[Guy13]

I agree as he is a brilliant Bible teacher. There are two parts structured like Ephesians 5. One for boys and one for girls.

[Apple1996]

It's impossible to raise kids to be a certain way. They will grow up and choose what ever kind of life that they want to live.

[JessicaEarl]

Help her see what people can do when they work hard, and to come up with a dream to achieve early on. Help her to see where stripper polls take you compared to real success

[mermaidcancermoon]

My mother tried this and I no longer speak to her. Children are not clones they have their own minds, interests, and beliefs. Those type of parents end up dying alone in nursing homes.

[slatyb]

Just raise her to be kind, assertive, and indepwndent-minded. You can't control her future beliefs.

[Apulu_Imback]

NOO! Converting to Islam isn't the way! Just raise her up maturely.

[RuthlessAggression]

You can't tell a girl what to do. She'll resent you the rest of her life