Giving Roots: Influencing children, values and parent as a model Most parents naturally want to bring up their children endowed with the necessary values and help them be responsible as well as independent. It should be noted that as parents, however, this can be difficult as our natural instinct is to care for, nurture and do things for our children. Two of the best things one can give one’s children are roots and wings. When one instills the right values and perhaps wisdom