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Parents may want to be the best teachers for their children, but in my opinion, they can hardly become the best teachers. Needless to say those who try hard to instill good morals and various lessons in life in their children are certainly good parents. But in my opinion, parents should be understanding mentors, not great teachers.

The statement, gparents are the best teachersh sounds too idealistic to me. Younger generations tend to have a totally different way of thinking from their parents generations. So it is very hard for young people to accept their parentsf values. The harder the parents try to impose values, the less the children listen to them. This communication gap will continue to widen as long as parents regard themselves as teachers.

Instead, they should try to play a roll of the best advisors. By advisors, I mean people who will listen to, and give advice to their children if asked to do so. Children will choose their way of life that may not meet the parentsf expectation but they do not mind good pieces of advice and a lot of encouragements along the way. These supporting attitudes will help people to move ahead with their chin up. I am glad my parents, especially my mother let me decide for myself whenever I am at the crossroads in my life.

Children are in need of gentle encouragements from parents every moment. They should respect their parents as their good advisors, if not the best teachers.