Recently, we had a very intense and fulfilling discussion on Raising Children with the Right values, based on the article from parenting.com.
http://www.parenting.com/article/Mom/Work--Family/Raising-Kids-With-the-Right-Values/1
The take-home of our hour-long discussion was a simple, yet very challenging message and we talked about ways that we could or are working towards achieving it:
You need to be what you want your children to Be!
Children learn from observation and the best way to teach them is to treat them the same way you want them to treat you and the world around them. To teach them good values, they need to see us have them, too.
http://www.parenting.com/article/Mom/Work--Family/Raising-Kids-With-the-Right-Values/1
The take-home of our hour-long discussion was a simple, yet very challenging message and we talked about ways that we could or are working towards achieving it:
You need to be what you want your children to Be!
Children learn from observation and the best way to teach them is to treat them the same way you want them to treat you and the world around them. To teach them good values, they need to see us have them, too.
Every child is unique and is born with its own personality. We will have to recognize that and personalize our teaching techniques based on the child.
Give your best to your children, but cut a fine balance between giving too much or too little. The idea is to give enough so that the child does not feel deprived, yet also does not begin to take everything for granted.
Expose your child to healthy competition and have age-appropriate expectations from them.
It may sound like cliché, but its a fact that needs to be reinforced to us, as parents, every so often. If we want our children not to waste food, we have to have a clean plate after dinner; if we want them to respect us, we need to make them feel respected too.
I'll quote from the parenting.com article, a few lines that will hopefully remind ourselves of the role as parents we are in:
It may sound like cliché, but its a fact that needs to be reinforced to us, as parents, every so often. If we want our children not to waste food, we have to have a clean plate after dinner; if we want them to respect us, we need to make them feel respected too.
I'll quote from the parenting.com article, a few lines that will hopefully remind ourselves of the role as parents we are in:
Be careful where you go, young man,
Be careful what you do,
Two little eyes are watching you now --
Two little feet will be following you
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