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

Empathy is the most important emotion to awaken in your child. If they are taught to put themselves in other peoples position, there is very little that they will do wrong

For me it is to always try your best at everything, avoids regrets later on in life and it makes yourself as well as your loved ones proud

my main point is to always follow your passion and not to care what others thing always be polite and kind to others/

Hard work pays off. Always be loyal, kind and well mannered.

At the moment I'm trying to teach my 7 year old that it's okay to be bored sometimes. In the summer holidays, no matter how many activities we do, he always gets itchy feet when he's required to sit still and do nothing for a while eg. in the car or in a restaurant waiting for dinner. He will automatically ask for my phone to play games or else he starts complaining he is bored. I've started giving him little challenges such as "how many red cars can you spot on the way to (destination). It keeps his brain engaged and he soon forgets about the boredom.

I've always taught my child to be respectful to everyone and she is often helping new students who start in her school across all years, showing them round and the things they can do. She is also joint leader of the school council recycling project which I have taught her is an important thing to do. Very proud parent :)

I think it is important to have a realistic view about life - it can be great and fun but sometimes it is hard and we have to work at something that does not come naturally. I think being kind and understanding towards ourselves and others is important. I also think we usually know inside ourselves what is right and wrong and need to have the strength to stick with our moral compass when possible.

For me, it's respect and good manners. I was bought up in a very strict household and I do think that they are very important values to learn and carry through life.

I try and teach my children to be kind to others and open and non-judgemental to people who are different from them.

Treat others like you want to be treated. Extra kindness is a lovely quality, but I also think it is important to make sure they know how to stanhd up for themselves.

Being kind and caring is the biggest one for me - DS is only 18 months old, but we've been careful to teach him to understand please and thank you, as well as how to treat our cat with respect!

Definitely how to manage money. Their paper rounds gives them a bit of money so they understand how long it takes to save up for toys they want

being kind !! and realising that everyone is different and that should be celebrated

Teaching them how the internet works and how to use it safely, teach them about cyber bullying and what it means, how it can affect someone, what to do if it happens to you or a friend. Teach them what spam emails and pop-ups can look like, what to do if you're not sure on an email you've received etc.

That life is very much a ride of experiences, going up and down all throughout, and that nothing will stay bad forever. Bad exam results? It doesn't matter, you don't need them to have a good life. Being bullied? It's not going to last forever, but here is how to defend yourself. Basically that no matter how bad things get, it will be ok.

To be honest, even if it's scary. Lying doesn't make anything better, it definitely won't make you feel better either.

To be compassionate and kind are the most important values. I teach them how words can affect people and that it is important to always consider others feelings.

We teach Olivia to be thoughtful & respect her other people, especially her elders & to stay safe & not talk to strangers

Without a doubt, patience, understanding and good manners. Seeing things from the other persons point of view, and understanding the motivations adn feelings of others. Good manners are also priceless (and are proving difficult to install!).

The positive values I think are so important are respect for all people (treat everyone as you would like to be treated yourself) kindness and empathy, I also think it is important to teach responsibility everyone seams to blame someone else for their actions and expect everything to be done for them by the state. ie if you jump over a wall its your fault if you hurt your leg not the person who owns the house and has a wall to protect his property. So in a nutshell Respect, Kindness and Responsibility

That a happy life is not all about how much you have and keeping up with the latest trends. I don’t just mean clothes, but technology, the brand of car you drive, where you go on holiday, the shops you spend your money in. The list goes on, but Social Media and in turn society makes us feel like we increasingly need to compete to have the best life styles we can show off to the world to be accepted

I think it's really important to teach your children the value of life. I find they ask a lot of questions from an early age and it's best not to completely 'sugar coat' everything as then they find it difficult to deal with their emotions and certain situations as they grow up. I think teaching your children to be open and honest from a young age leads to a much more understanding and compassionate person in their adult life.

Always teach them good manners and to be polite to people and always to treat people how you want to be treated :)

Kindness
Honesty
Openness - being able to talk about our feeling and emotions openly

I always encourage kindness and generosity to those less fortunate. I remind my children that there are children who arent so lucky and always encourage them to think of others.

I try to teach my son to respect others and to be kind to others. Good manners are important too and other people always comment how polite my son is, he makes me so proud.

Treat people how you expect to be treated