What lessons in life to help your grandchildrens in today's troubled world?

Get a career and a good one and pay into a decent pension failing that marry money

'To thine own self be true.' Any other road will cause stress, envy, failure in your own eyes, low self esteem.

Good manner's,polite and considerate to other's,never think you are better than anyone else what ever their job entail's and to remember that every job is noble.

Kindness, manners, sense of humour , an interest in other people, unselfishness, and self-confidence.

Back to my old favourites that I think I mentioned on an earlier strand – remember Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs Beingdonebyasyoudid and act accordingly.

Appreciate your educational opportunities and learn at least one other language. Learn to listen.

Understand that you are capable of making a difference - be brave and let it be for the better. Empathise with people. Be tolerant and compassionate and patient and generous of spirit. Life isn't always fair. Sometimes you'll feel disappointed and despondent. Be true to yourself and try to achieve your full potential.

think independently & count your blessings

How about a bit of appreciation of the wonders of just being alive? Being alive, human and in the western hemisphere - it doesn't get much better than that!

Be mindful of all your actions and intentions. Follow your instincts and do what fulfils you and not follow the expectations of others.

I tell my grandchildren that today you have to have a good education gone are the days you can leave a job today and start another tomorrow. No one else can do it for you so get your head down and work hard.

Show respect and you will earn respect.

Take responsibility for your actions, no one makes you do anything it is a concious decision.

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves (or euros as it is for us!) Don't spend your money on rubbish, save hard and buy what you want or need, don't run up debts it will lead to trouble.

Be brave, resiliant, inventive and open to change

Choose a career in doing what you love, instead of just chasing the money, because here (in Australia) every job pays enough to live happily on.

Enjoy life. Be good to your friends and family.

Be true to yourself, don't follow the crowd. Take disappointments in your stride, they are part of life, build on the positive. Look at what you've got, not always at what you haven't got. Do everything you can to have a job/career that you like.

Treat other people as you would like to be treated yourself. Haven't got GC's yet but my children tell me they remember me 'banging on about it' as they say.