Gender
Yes it's true that most trapos in the Philippines are males, but don't let that discourage you from preparing your little girl for a career in politics! We have women politicians who have shown through sheer grittiness that they're just like their male counterparts when it comes to graft and reactionary tendencies. There are a few lucky legislators who have the best of both worlds, being both man and woman in the same person.

Of course sometimes this can lead to sticky situations: just recently one legislator was accused of handcuffing and blindfolding a callboy to bed prior to engaging in extra-legislative activities. The victim allegedly recognized the trapo through a chink in the blindfold. In this case, mothers, the lesson you should impart to your kids is clear: make sure the blindfold is snug!

Education
There's a certain amount of educational requirements that will help your kid soar to trapo heights. While many trapos act as if they weren't educated at all, statistics show that most Philippine politicians are lawyers. Yes, mothers: this will perhaps be the toughest sacrifice you'll be called to make -see your children turn into lawyers. But buck up and look on the bright side of it. Being a lawyer will help your child fend off all the graft, molestation and murder suits that he or she will encounter. Your kids will thank your for it.

Religion
What about it?

Values formation
A sense of values is very important for any would be trapo, so you should start inculcating this early in your kids. For instance, you should tell them that at the moment the value of a dollar is approximately 56 pesos. And let's not even talk about golden values - learning how to value gold will be crucial to your kid's fugure.

Violence
Most parenting manuals will tell you that you should NEVER teach your kids violence, so this might leave you feeling incapable of handling this important aspect of your would-be trapo's education. Fortunately, technology has come to the rescue and offers you a wonderful and convenient way of "learning" your children the art of violence. It's called the Cartoon Network. And if you want to go the extra mile, you can even let your would-be trapo grow up both religious and brutal. Just buy a bootleg copy of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ."