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Parenting is a difficult job.

Some follow the old-school method of strict discipline, while others opt for a more laid-back approach.

Ivana Trump

You have to keep them busy, busy, busy.

I made the decisions about their education, activities, travel, child care, and allowances."

She died in July 2022, aged 73.

Ivanka Trump at Winter Olympics

She wrote in her book (viaThe Atlantic), “Is fishing a competitive sport?

It is for us.”

Playing sports also teaches children the winning trait of endurance, according to Trump.

Ivana and Donald Trump 1987

She wrote, “Playing sports gives you the desire to be the best.

If you develop a competitive drive early in life, it’ll stay with you forever.”

“I had my reasons for pushing them so hard,” she said.

“If you quit at the first twinge of discomfort, you become weak.

By enduring, they learned just how good it feels to push past preconceived limits.”

“I was strict and demanding but always loving and affectionate …

I always held them accountable for their actions and didn’t let them get away with anything.

“I raised them right and they turned out fabulous,” she wrote.