Secrets of raising children from the richest entrepreneurs in the world
'13.12.2017'
Source: Spletnik
Not all famous people, billionaires and the powerful of this world bring up their offspring in an atmosphere of luxury, allow them any whims and indulge them in every way. Spletnik.ru talks about the secrets of education from those parents who have something to be proud of - this is wealth, and a big name, and proven pedagogical skills.
Bill Gates
The fortune of Bill Gates, who for a long time held the title of the richest man in the world, is now estimated at $ 89 billion. A father of three, Bill refused to create trust funds for his growing offspring and instead donated a substantial amount to charities. Bill and Melinda Gates' eldest daughter, 21-year-old Jennifer, is a Stanford University student, an avid horsewoman who competes professionally for the US Equestrian team. According to her, despite the IT-direction of her father's activities, he limited access to gadgets, and this had only positive results. Rory Gates, 18, just graduated from high school. Melinda's mother calls him a “proud feminist,” and also describes him as a curious, compassionate guy and a big fan of puzzles. The youngest, 15-year-old daughter of the Gates Phoebe, is studying in Seattle in a closed private school, which costs her mom and dad $ 33 annually.
Sergey Brin
One of the founders of Google Sergey Brin, owner of $ 47 billion, and his ex-wife, founder of the 23andMe biotechnology project, Ann Wojitski, parents of two children - their daughter Chloe is 6 years old, and their son Benji 9. According to the mother, she seeks to protect her as much as possible children from “unreasonable desire to get rich”. Anne teaches her children how to cook and wash their own clothes, and also does their haircuts. According to Wojicki, he and Brin bring up their children so that they can live a normal life, strive to help and support them in this.
Larry Alison
On the personal account of the founder of Oracle, not only $ 59 billion, but also four marriages. For a time, he paid little attention to his daughter and son, while the former third wife of the billionaire Barbara, limited children, up to only five dollars for small expenses with rare periodicity. But as the children grew up, Larry became more attentive and generous: he gave his 25-year-old daughter Megan a million dollar fortune, which she invested in her own company and became a famous Hollywood producer, and also ended up in Time's 2014 most influential people in 34. XNUMX-year-old David works in the same field, being the co-founder of Skydance Media, which produced such cult films as Terminator Genisys, Star Trek: Infinity and other masterpieces.
Jeff Bezos
If you did not know the name of this person, then you absolutely know his main project. Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. At the beginning of the year, his fortune was 72, 1 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos and his wife have four children - three sons and adopted daughter, who was brought from China. Close friends of the family claim that the Bezos couple lives and their children are very simple and friendly. The spouses approach the education of children in an original and creative way: they allow them to arrange scientific experiments right at home, in the kitchen, study the Mandarin dialect and the Singaporean mathematical program, and love to play with their neighbors.
