This is a topic I enjoy thinking about… how do you talk to your kids in the right way about business? I got a lot of helpful input from other members of the YEC group that also have kids.
While it is very true that children often do what you do, not what you say to do, it’s important for parents, particularly entrepreneurial parents, to give their actions context and pre-empt that favorite question of all children: “But…why?” This way, not only do children understand the hard work you put in — and why sometimes you have to leave them for a bit — but they become empowered to see possibilities of entrepreneurship, even at an early age. Just by taking a few moments to reflect with them on a universe of possibilities, you can create avenues for greatness.