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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm late to this thread.   I grew up the same way, OP, and now I'm probably in the top 5%, not top 1%.   This is what I do.   Probably not perfect, but my kid does OK:

Swimming because it's a safety issue, for sure.
Reading.  Good movies.  Good documentaries on TV.  
Theater.
Exposure to a variety of sports so that they can develop life-long fitness hobbies. 
At least one instrument.  
Foreign language.
Travel as much as you can. 
Encourage curiosity and the pursuit of their interests.

Daily things like set wake-up times, set bed times, set dinner times, set homework times.   Sounds corny, but those things did NOT exist in our household growing up.  Too much chaos.

Model giving or working for charity.   As a friend of mine just said, "don't look around at neighbors to make sure we have more, look around for those who don't have enough." (and help them)

Table manners, thank you notes, etc.  [/quote]
Grew up decidedly UMC, and we are also decidedly UMC.

This is by far the best, most useful post of the thread (and I even posted upthread).[/quote]

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