What activities did you intentionally encourage your children to do as they were growing up?

Why this question matters

The things you chose to share with your children — and the experiences you created for them — reveal your values in action.

How to approach this

Think about something you made a point of doing with your kids, or something you encouraged them to try. What was behind that choice?

Where this question can lead

This often opens into stories about your own childhood influences and what you hoped to pass on.

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