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Preparing your child for the future needs to start at a young age. Although your child will eventually choose their own path in life and will be able to sustain themselves, it can often be helpful for the parent to lift them up so that they can get their feet underneath themselves. After that, they can take off!
College Preparation
Nobody ever forgets how expensive college was. It is nearly impossible to hold down a full time job while achieving optimal grades in college, and you can be a big help to your child by having funds available to help them.
By starting a college fund at a young age, you can help put them through college by paying for their education. This will allow them to start their new life without having massive amounts of debt.
Activities
The only way that your child can learn about what they enjoy and value in life is to allow them to explore the world. Let them try new things until they find something that they can be passionate about.
You can do this by getting them active in sports and activities at a young age. While it's possible that they may enjoy activities that you did, you should allow them to try out other ones as well. Allow them to get their own hobbies that they will enjoy, not just ones that you enjoy. Too many parents make this mistake and it just causes grief.
This also helps your child build social skills. Being able to interact with those around them is very important in a society that revolves around helping meet the needs of one another. Children that sit around at home and play video games or spend all their time online will typically find themselves walled off from society over time.