- be half the great mom my mom is
- give them cool names
- tell them how beautiful they are at least twice a day
- act silly with them
- let them dress themselves (even if they wanna dress like ninjas, specially if they wanna dress like lil ninjas)
- tell them how much i love them very often
- expose them to different cultures (people, places and food)
- read to them and let them read to me
- cook with them and cook for them
- let them paint the bathroom mosaic with aquarelles whenever water is a bit scary
- create cute little childhood memories that will long a life time
- encourage them to be creatively uniques.
- forced them to listen to the music mommy likes and have them known by heart the lyrics to Don't worry be Happy by the age of 5.
- teach them not to like coffee and drink chocolate milk instead so that they will always be little kids on the inside.
- take photos of absolutely everything
- give them a cozy and full of love and colors place they could call home.
- if i have a boy: encourage him to treat girls with respect.
- if i have a girl: never tell her that when a boy treats her bad it's because he likes her
- get them a dog to take care of and play with.
- teach them that good manners are based on consideration for other people and that's why they are so important.
- watch cartoons with them and show them cartoons from when i was their age.
- play board games !!!!
- dance to our favourite tunes at least once a day and always let them jump on my bed when they're happy.
- hug them as much as possible
- have them spent quality time with their grandparents.
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