INFLUENCIAL PARENT(S) of Influencial public figures !

   Parents are often blamed or credited for the way their adult children behave, the success that they have, and the misfortunes they experience. We often look to the parents to see where someone's values come from and to see who is "responsible" for the type of person one becomes.

In many instances, it does seem we are primarily a product of our upbringing but certainly there are times that delving into one's past and parenting style just doesn't match up with what we see.

This page is dedicated to parents, who definitely influenced their kids so positively in ways that had changed their lives' paths and only pushed them forward. Yes, the way we handle our kids, talk to them, inspire them, support them, encourage them, believe in them, play with them, respect them, educate them ... etc and above all LOVE them, does indeed influence our kids' outcome.

Here are some examples of parents, that we could learn from :

• ALBERT EINSTEIN:

It's interesting to note that neither parent appeared to have any significant knowledge or aptitude for science or math. Both of his parents were primarily interested in Albert's academic progress and he seemed to enjoy suppport related to this from the extended family; from financial support to the provision of educational materials his schools failed to provide. He was reportedly dyslexic and had limited verbal skills for many years. Both he and his parents had to ignore the negative reports from teachers in order to succeed by finding different schools.

• RICHARD BRANSON : 

 the founder of the Virgin Group and the only person to ever create eight separate billion dollar companies each in a different sector.

Richard was part of a close-knit family, raised in the countryside of England. From a small boy he was strongly influenced by his parents, who still remain an integral part of his life today. Whenever he is asked about the influence of his mother on him, he says: "impossible to keep up with". When Richard was a small boy, his mother was determined that he should stand on his own two feet. At 4 years of age, she put him out of the car and told him to find his own way to his Grandmother's house. Still a memorable event for Richard, he attributes his mother's determination that he should find his own way in life as a great part of his success. He says: "What you're really doing is bringing up your children to continue onwards after you. It's finding the time to be really close to your children. Finding the time to be sure they have 100% love and commitment from a father or a mother."

I will - daily - add two influencial public figures, who were once normal kids raised up by some "amazing" influencial parent(s).  Follow us for more inspiring parents !!!

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