> I find that treating them like people ... goes a long way +1 on this I treat my kids as equals, because they are. I try and pass on my life skills (with exp

> I find that treating them like people ... goes a long way +1 on this I treat my kids as equals, because they are. I try and pass on my life skills (with explanations as to how/why I find them valuable) to them in the same way as I try and pass on my dev skills to more junior programmers - an improvised mixture of example, coaching, coaxing, and occasional whip-cracking