Do you tell your childhood memories to your kids

I often tell my children stories of what I did when I was their age so that they know I can relate to a problem or situation that they have. I think that its easier for a child to know that some of the mistakes they made are some of the same ones you did.It gives you a small way of bonding.Their more likely to come to you for advice knowing that you might have been in the situation before them.

Yes, I tell my children stories of when I was younger. They love to hear them and it gives me a chance to let them learn more about me. Must of the things I tell them are funny stories my siblings and I went through. They can't believe some of the stuff we'd done. Its really good to sit and just talk to your kids. Telling stories of your childhood gives you plenty to talk about and in my case a lot to laugh about.

I do share my childhood memories with my kids but it is like they belong to another world. Things have changed so much that i might as well be talking about a weired and wonderful foriegn country rather than the same village blessed be

I always find time to talk to my kids how it was when I was a child. How our parents took care of us, how we used to live, what the environment used to be and how few people were then. If they ask me questions about anything concerning my past, I always relate how it was.

My Dad enjoys telling us his childhood memories. He'd always say how different is the generation today than what they had before. He'd always compare that what they had enjoyed before is so far he usually goes more often to the open fields where he could fly up his kites and race with everyone else. SInce his Dad (my grandfather) is an agricultuirst, they always go to their farm and have a ride at the back of the carabao, then drink a lot of cow's milk too. He'd always tell us that since we grew up in the city, we couldn't feel and experience their chilhood memories at a farm in the province. :)

I have a daughter of 15 and nothing amuses her more than hearing the childhood memories of her father and mother. We always tell her about the incidents which has happened in our lives. We also tell her serious things that has happened, about the feelings we had during our childhood etc. This helps a lot in our child also understanding her feelings, her actions etc. There are many occassions when children feel ashamed of many of their actions. But when they hear that their own parents have done such things, it makes them happy. I feel it is always better to tell your childhood memories to your kids, especially if there is some moral behind it. Often children dont listen to advices. At these times it is better to explain it with an incident from your life.

I have done this to my daughter before, telling her things that happened to me at school and she doesn't seem to believe that I was ever young like she is. I also tell her that I used to enjoy books that she is reading but that always seems to make her want to read them less.

I tell my kids the story about when I was younger and they say mom I have already heard that one or they say why did you do that or did it really happen that way and I say yes.