Share which life lessons you feel are important to teach your child about with Day Out With Thomas

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Teaching your child positive values is one of the biggest jobs we have as parents - from working as a team to helping others, it’s important that children learn these lessons early on. With this in mind, Day Out With Thomas wants to hear about the values and life lessons that you feel are essential for your child to learn, and how you help them to apply these in real life.

Here’s what Day Out With Thomas has to say:

“Peep Peep! All aboard for a Day Out With Thomas!
Thomas, the Number 1 blue engine, and The Fat Controller have travelled all the way from the Island of Sodor for a day of family fun at a heritage railway near you. Meet Thomas and The Fat Controller, take a train ride and enjoy so much more!
Thomas & Friends episodes teach children about teamwork, friendship, and problem solving, values that we know are really important to you when letting your child watch their favourite programmes.
Day Out With Thomas™ is an annual event brings these values to life, and gives children and their families the unique opportunity to meet the classic storybook character Thomas the Tank Engine at heritage railways across the UK. Families can ride on a real steam engine, pulled by Thomas, and meet The Fat Controller! There’s also lots more to enjoy at each event. Activities may include children’s rides, soft play, toy play area, a live show, miniature railway, storytime, and meeting other engines and characters from Thomas & Friends.”

Which values are most important for your child to learn? Are there particular values your child has already learnt and implemented from their favourite TV characters? Can you think of a time your child exercised positive values and made you proud?

Whichever values you feel are important to teach your children, share them on the thread below for a chance to win. There will be 5x chances to win, with one poster winning a £300 voucher (from a list), and four posters each winning a family ticket (for a family of 4) to a 2019* Day Out With Thomas event of the winner’s choice – locations can be found here.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ
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*Events from 15 August 2019 onwards

Sharing and respecting others

kindness, tolerance and respect (for themselves, for others and the environment)

to learn to entertain themselves and not expect to be taken out every day for something 'to do' - also, that a 'treat' is exactly that - its a once in a while thing - not bringing home toys or sweets everyday and expecting or demanding it or throwing a tantrum when mum/dad doesn't come home and hand over a present as soon as they come through the door

Kindness first always, understanding second. Myself and DH both have long term (managed) MH conditions my oldest daughters 13 and 7 know this and what it entails (in an age appropriate way) when a child at my oldest daughters school was slowly eased back into after suffering a mental illness herself it was my DD they picked too “buddy” up with her. This made me extremely proud of her that for all our mistakes, the typical teen angst and the arguments over makeup and false nails etc that she is kind and understanding.

Good manners and respect for themselves and others.

Being kind is always important and talking about feelings is something I very much encourage as well.

I think learning to walk in other peoples' shoes like Scout does in To Kill a Mockingbird, is a really important lesson. If everyone did this then society would be a lot kinder and more tolerant.

-Always check the temperature of food before putting it in your mouth

• Never stand downhill from a weeing dog.
• Be kind. Always.
• The importance of enthusiastic consent.

So many they learn, but the most important for me are kindness & compassion, respect & manners.
Currently my DD loves Bing, I approve of this tv show because she seems to be learning quite a lot from it, which can only be a good thing!

Being able to share and always being kind to others. Always help someone when they need it and try to be the best persont that you can be

Tell them not to have any children ;-)

Good manners costs nothing and gets you far is something we teach our children, they don't get anything without please and thank you. Another is kindness, be kind to people and they will be kind in return.

kindness and honesty

Never let anyone stop you from smiling, laughing or being happy.

Kindness, to be empathetic, to always do and be your best, manners, to be respectful and to treat others as they'd want to be treated themselves

I hope I can teach my son to be resilient. Life is full of surprises and even the best laid plans can go awry. I want him to be able to not only understand that he has to work for what he wants, but that sometimes a spanner will be thrown in the works and he will have to figure out a way around it.
One of the best things I learnt from my parents was to have a sense of humour about life. When things go horribly wrong, I’m quick to find the bright side/irony/random humour in the situation. I really hope I can show him that so he doesn’t sweat the small stuff.

I have always taught my kids the most important things in life are to be kind, honest and do everything they can to the best of their ability.

Politeness, kindness, being careful with money.

I try to teach my daughter about self love. This is an area I have always struggled with do from a young age I have encouraged positivity about her self image.

Teach them about money and why they can't always have what they want

Congratulations to @leanneth, @TellMeItsNotTrue, @lovemyflipflops & @WelshMammaofaSlovak for winning the tickets, and to @fleshmarketclose for winning the voucher!

Thank you so much for my voucher it couldn't have come at a better time

Thank you so much, what an amazing day we’ve got to look forward to! 😁