Thank you! Parents say a lot of platitudinous things that aren't really helpful lol. I mean, sure you learn but preferably before putting your kids through the kind of torment mine went through early on. It's definitely better to be prepared ;) I think the fact that you don't have children but are reading about them says great things about the kind of parent you'd be. You're way ahead of the curve already :D

"However, it seems like a skill in an of itself to convey this to them without hurting their spirits"

I think if you become a parent you will be pleasantly surprised at how many of the best traits our children learn simply by example.