Tenets of parenting

I was trying to boil down the tenets of how to be a good parent (IMO).....

1.  Turn the TV off.   Make turning it on a special social event, not a ritual of escapism.    Don't fear content, but do fear the constant rewards it provides.

2.  Pay close attention to their friends - peers, and do whatever possible to make sure they are good & diverse.   Those friends will have as much of an effect on your kid as you.

3.  Look at kids as scientists and be patient.  It's good if they change interests and want to try everything.   There will be plenty of failed experiments along the way.

4.  Make the kid do things for themselves, even if it's more work.   Force independence from the diaper into adulthood.   So many adults are incompetent at basic things (cooking, laundry, etc) because their parents didn't take the time to make them do things for themselves.

5.  Then just hope they got a good mix of genes, because it has a bigger effect than anything a parent can do.