A nice piece, thank you.
As a child my parents involved my brother and I, and younger siblings later on, in their conversations and interactions with their adult friends. It taught us many things: Respect, patience, manners, conversational skills, confidence and the ability to 'listen to hear' amongst them. As an adult I am grateful to them for having the insight to do so all those years ago. As with most children, my upbringing has had a massive influence on who I am as an adult. I could never thank my parents enough for the way they helped us learn what type of adults we could be from an early age.
Again, thank you for sharing.