Children Learn What They Live
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 encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
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 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.
This is one to print and put up on the fridge. We often forget that our children are learning from us and everything we do. The example we set could make a lifetime of difference. We need to think about who we want our children to become and start now to shape their lives before it is too late.
So, the next time the man in the sports car cuts you off, stop and think before you yell obscenities at him. Your children are listening. Pay attention to the words you use. Children learn to do as we do, not as we tell them to do. It is embarrassing when the teacher calls to tell your child said *#^**!! on the playground. Teachers never believe that "we don't speak that way at home." Even if it is true.
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