20 Celeb Moms Reveal: The #1 Lesson I Want to Teach My Kids

Kelly Ripa

Treat your loved each day with respect and love, because you never know when you’re going to see them again.
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Alex McCord, Real Housewives of New York

Trust yourself. If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
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Denise Richards

A lesson that my mom taught me: You’re stronger than you think.
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Jacqueline Laurita, Real Housewives of New Jersey

Never say anything behind somebody’s back that you wouldn’t or haven’t already said to their face. If you’re not prepared to own it, don’t say it.
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Jennie Garth

Don’t sweat the small stuff. None of it really matters.
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Jennifer Weiner

I’d teach them the lesson my mother gave me: that it’s all material. There’s very little in life, however tragic it seems at the time, that isn’t going to be funny at some point. Above all, I’d want
them to be kind.
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Jodi Picoult

Tolerance.
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Kathy Ireland

Treat others as you would have them treat you.
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Kerri Walsh

Always give 100% to anything you commit yourself to. Dream big, stay close to your family, work hard for what you want, keep God present, don't be afraid to fail, be good to your mother!
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Kristi Yamaguchi

It's such a fast world we live in now, and so much is expected of kids, and they expect so much that it's like, "You know, slow down. Listen to how you treat people and how they treat you."
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Kristin Armstrong

That God loves you and he’ll never leave you.
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LuAnn de Lesseps, Real Housewives of New York

Respect other people, especially adults.
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Melissa Rivers

Never have a sense of entitlement.
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Monet Mazur

Always be kind to other people.
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Nicole Sullivan

Not to leave your life or your happiness in other people’s hands. It’s up to you to make every day fun, good, and productive.
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Taraji P. Henson

Trust your own voice. When I leave him and can’t always be with him to say, “Do this, do that,” I hope he can hear my voice and God’s voice. There are times when you don’t listen to those voices, and then you find yourself in a world of trouble. But if you start training yourself to listen and obey that voice, you’ll find yourself [avoiding] dumb choices.
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Teresa Giudice, Real Housewives of New Jersey

Morals. That’s the number one thing. Respect yourself. Hopefully they’ll grow up just like me. I don’t have skeletons in my closet, thank you very much.
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Teri Hatcher

Life’s short. Don't waste time on things that are trivial. Get off your cell phone, travel, laugh.
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Trista Sutter

The golden lesson — treat others as you’d like to be treated.
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Candace Cameron Bure

I would hope that they would put others’ needs before their own. That’s the heart of what I teach my children, because we’re given — especially in the country we live in — so much. What I’m trying to teach my children is that it’s so much more fulfilling to put others’ needs before our own. The feeling of helping is so much more rewarding.
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