I would say do not lose sight of the big picture. The topmost responsibility of parents is: To prepare them for adult-hood. The following cross-cuts anything t

I would say do not lose sight of the big picture. The topmost responsibility of parents is: To prepare them for adult-hood. The following cross-cuts anything the child decides to do in future: 1. Being mentally tough * Dealing with success & failures * Dealing with conflicts 2. Money * Importance of money & saving * Importance of investing 3. Communication skills * Focus on effectiveness of communication * Importance & ability to sell Edit: Its fine that as a parent you might not be well versed with all of the above. I am certainly not. Learn along with them. I make my deficiency in certain things e.g ability to sell as example to my kids to not to become like me. Edit2: If you have male child: * Teach them how to be respectful towards women If you have girl child: * Teach them to be financially independent To both: * Teach them that beauty is not permanent. It has short shelf-life and it quickly loses its utility after ~35. All that remains in later age is personality.