Thoughts on Parenting

We've obviously been thinking a lot about how we're going to raise our daughter.  A couple things:

• Little or no TV.  If any TV at all, we'll watch with her and make it a learning experience.  I've come to the conclusion that TV really makes it difficult for someone to entertain themselves without TV.  We really want her to be able to find things to do and appreciate the beauty in little things.  We don't want to hear her say "I'm bored!". 
• Lots of time spent with mommy and daddy.  We want to do lots of activities with her, both indoors and outdoors.  We want to teach her to ski as soon as she can walk.  Of course, we want it to be fun and won't force it on her.
• We want her to be super nice to others.  We are going to really emphasize sharing, and treating others like you would want to be treated.  Our daughter will not be a bully!
• We plan to talk a lot to her right from the start, and not necessarily in a baby voice.  We will talk to her describing what we are doing at the moment.  We also plan to use some sign language so that she can express what she wants before she can talk.
• We want her to be fairly good at playing an instrument.