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!

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*Events from 15 August 2019 onwards

Kindness and tolerance is so important. I try and embody this. I praise them for sharing and doing nice things. I have started to explain to them about how lucky they are to have, friends, a nice home and to able to do clubs, activities and outings as well as being fit and healthy-trying not to over do it with this but I feel being grateful for what they have helps them understand the world and be more kind and tolerant.

Thinking for themselves, not just accepting authority figures. In the era of trump and Johnson and friends this is so important. But even on a smaller scale, I don't want them to unthinkingly follow peer pressure or pressure from an adult who might not have the best intentions.

Also kindness, and tolerance and empathy.

I think the best way to teach values is through modelling them, and also through having open conversations and listening to children as they talk about their own lives, and giving thoughtful input.

Empathy is a big one for us at the moment. DS is quite tantrummy and will react in anger first, so we are constantly trying to get him to think about how he would feel if his friend shouted at him or if a teacher said they didn’t like him. I think the message is getting through gradually. Also, kindness and as his confidence grows hopefully to not be afraid to stand up for what he believes in.

Just to be kind.

Kindness and compassion and then most other good habits follow on naturally.
My children will stop and move a snail from the pavement to a safer grass verge. They've seen me do it.
I would hope that if it comes naturally to them to pause for a moment to help a tiny creature then it would also be natural to stop and help other animals and people if they also needed help.

Being friendly and kind are the values I like to see in children's characters. When my son sees that they are outspoken and stand up for themselves I hope that he will not allow others to bully or take advantage of kindness. When Gordon or James are being annoying or rude their friends tell them.

Kindness, sharing, caring and politeness.
There lots of others too but these spring to mind instantly

I think my number one is trying to look out for anybody feeling sad or lonely, my daughter is at school now and I always say to her to look out for anyone new or anyone who just needs a friend. My son is only 2 so at the moment his value to learn is how to share!!

Another vote for kindness, and thinking about how other people feel (especially due to things you say or do)

Kindness, confidence and good manners. All go a long way.

Kindness and manners are my top two. Also responsibility, tolerance and empathy. 😀

Be honest, truthful and kid

Kindness, empathy and honesty

Teaching them respect, but not in a stupid way, is important. But the main thing is teaching them how to accept failure well, and how to accept winning magnanimously.

Very simply I think they need to learn to be kind and considerate. Don't do or say anything that you would not like in return.

So many things I'll mention just one part of it which is how to run a household! I think budgeting for bills and how to shop and cook and look after yourself through life is very important and they can learn by example and by being involved.

Respecting others. Also Budgeting and money management.

Here are some I feel important, Preparing simple meals, Saving money, Cleaning up after themselves, and appreciate nature.

Kindness and tolerance. It’s such a crazy world out there so my input will to teach them to accept everyone for who they are

I make sure he knows that life isn't always fair but that things usually work out.

I encourage him to help others and that he can achieve anything if he sets his mind to it but not to be disappointed if it doesn't work out first time.

Sharing, caring and honesty

Politeness and respect for others feature in my values but along with hard work and kindness to others. I am very proud of my son as he also has a great sense of fairness.

The main one is to be kind to everyone and give everyone the respect that they deserve.

Kindess and assertiveness are lessons that I particularly focus on with my son, although the kindness comes easily I find he struggles to be assertive when needed. As a single parent we also do a lot of work on conflict resolution, I think because my son doesn't witness two adults disagreeing and then resolving that disagreement he is unsure of how to handle disagreements at school so it's something we try to role play between us to find the right ways to deal with things.

I try to teach my children to be kind and considerate even when others are not.

To know that their opinion is taken into account but as parents we have the final say. We also say sorry when we have got it wrong and expect them to do the same.