a parent has three jobs for their children
a parent has three jobs for their children. To teach them, to protect them, and to love them.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)
In the book
So how do you actually build it? Start with the side most of you will spend decades on: parenting. And a parent, stripped to the essentials, has exactly three jobs — to teach their children, to protect them, and to love them. Let me take them in the order that matters most. […] Build the culture, tell the story. Design your family's priorities on purpose rather than letting them drift, and tell your family's narrative often, because it is the root of your children's confidence. Do the three jobs. Teach, protect, and love — and aim always to raise the child into who they are, not who you wish they were. Love out loud. Fill the bucket with confidence, say plainly that you are proud, and listen so fully that they know their voice matters. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)