Saturday, June 23, 2012

Children learn what they live..

Children learn what they live.. 1982, Dorothy Law Nolte


If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn.

If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.

If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.

If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.

If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.

If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.

If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.

If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.

If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.

If a child lives with honesty, He learns truth.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, He learns to find love in the world.




May we be the kind of parents who teach our children the values that matter most not just through our words but through living by example...

I think about this so often.. How we will teach our children the things that matter most.. It's so easy to blame circumstances or other people around us or find excuses when things are not going well. I pray that we will remember that only through our example will our children really see and learn how to live and about the things that mean most in life.. And it's only by staying true to ourselves and most of all our God that we can live and teach the most important values..

And so faith, hope, love abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 AMP)


 

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