Children Learn What They Live

PapPap Posts: 28,975
edited December 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.

If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.

If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.

If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.

If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.

If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.

If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.

If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.

If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.

If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.

If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.

If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.

If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.

If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.

If children live with fairness, they learn justice.

If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.

If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.

If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. (1972)
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    if children learn to be healthy, strong, smart, loving, compassionate & to never quit
    i think they'll be ok. this involves hardwork from parents & kids
    kids should be working at an early age as life is not easy & requires work ethic
    giving kids everything they want is ridiculous; make the little shits work for the things they want


    & respect nature... kids need to learn this
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  • evsgjammevsgjamm Posts: 2,107
    chadwick wrote:
    if children learn to be healthy, strong, smart, loving, compassionate & to never quit
    i think they'll be ok. this involves hardwork from parents & kids
    kids should be working at an early age as life is not easy & requires work ethic
    giving kids everything they want is ridiculous; make the little shits work for the things they want


    & respect nature... kids need to learn this

    HELL YEA - that's the stuff right there!
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  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    Pap wrote:
    If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

    If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.

    If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.

    If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.

    If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.

    If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.

    If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.

    If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.

    If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.

    If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.

    If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.

    If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.

    If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.

    If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.

    If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.

    If children live with fairness, they learn justice.

    If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.

    If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.

    If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

    By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. (1972)

    This is a beautiful quote. I have read this a number of times over the years and it so true. Thanks for the reminder. I've said this before but being a parent is one of the toughest jobs to have. So much involved in order to raise healthy children.
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