Spend time with your children. Treat them with respect and dignity as individuals. They may not be like you, but they are yours. Don't leave it up to someone else to teach them the things they need to know. If you do, they may never be taught.
Relationships are the most important thing there is.
This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Teach them the importance of accepting others by accepting them and showing what love truly is.