Girl at her herders home

From a very early age, kids were taught to respect their parents. They were taught survival skills - how to collect dry animal dung for firewood, how to milk cattle, how to use a bow and arrow, and how to cook and sew. The most important things Mongol parents taught their children had to do with good behavior. Everything they did, including the toys they gave their children, and the stories they told, were designed to teach their kids to be ethical, honest, and skilled - to have good behavior.