10 Things We Owe Our Children

10.   Encouragement

You should always be in your child’s corner cheering them on. A parent’s encouragement and support is what keeps a child believing; the reassurance helps to water their confidence and strength. If your child believes you believe, they will be empowered to take risks, embrace competition and use failure as motivation.

No, life isn’t perfect. All parents make mistakes. But, we should strive to be our very best and try to come as close to perfect as we can get.

LaShaun Williams is a lifestyle and relationship columnist, blogger and social critic. Her work has been featured on popular urban sites, such as The Grio and AOL Black Voices. She has made appearances on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Santita Jackson Show. Williams is also the voice behind Politically Unapologetic, a blog where she unabashedly discusses culture, life and love. Follow @itsmelashaun on Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook.