Teaching Values in Your Family

India
December 28, 2006 6:35am CST
Family is more than a place where we eat and sleep; it is the place where we learn what matters most. If all we do in families is manage groceries and sleeping space, we have missed the great opportunities to teach the great lessons about being human. The most important way to teach values is by example. Do we teach kindness by the way we treat each other in the family? Do we teach service by the way we reach out to people around us? Do we teach resourcefulness by the way we solve problems? Children learn by example.
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@thediesel (287)
• Philippines
29 Dec 06
Yeah I agree. My parents led by example. They don't want me to drink and smoke. So they didn't either. My father taught me to respect women. With the way he treated my mother and sisters, I learned to respect women. Those are just some examples of the things that your family can do to you personally.
• India
29 Dec 06
yes nalues are the most important thin which has to be taught to children...these values help them a lot when they get on to the society and it helps them gain respect too...
@josan181237 (1204)
• Philippines
29 Dec 06
i have a wonderful family.. loving, supportive, and God-fearing parents who taught me everything i needed to know. they have shown me what true love means. i see it in them. i do hope i live long to give them everything in return because they deserve it. i love you mom & dad!
29 Dec 06
of course i teach my child,even when i am telling him stories i told after that with example that do'nt tell lie otherwise it will happen.in story somebody has telling lies.even in day today activities i tried to tell him that you should help others and all.i think i make all effort to teach my kid values.
• Romania
29 Dec 06
i thinck in family you learn everythinck- how to behaive with the others, what to eat, what to dress, what to say in different situation,what to responce when you are put in difficulty.I thinck family have the first place in a children's life.From theyr parent's they learn how to treat they'r children to.If they are bad then they learn that they mustn't do this to they'r only child.So that depend on the family.There are many types so it depend's much on the person to.If he knows to recognise what is bad and what is good.
@imakella (665)
• United States
29 Dec 06
its a place of temple,where we must get peace and happy. the head of the family is father and must be an inspiration to others. mother should teach kids discipline which is grand total of all the alphabets of 100 like d=4,i=9....etc .if we add this we get 100. so 100% teacher is mother. elder people resembles the moral values. the kids should follow the principles
@beverly1 (1128)
• United States
29 Dec 06
thats all true
@malsun (1528)
• United States
29 Dec 06
yes i totally agree with you. now that i am myself a father of a 15 month old kid, i respect what my parents have taught me. although i resented some of the things my parents told me to do but that has made me into a better human being.
@asikjmc01 (107)
• India
29 Dec 06
This keeps a child intrested in learning.It is really delightful when you learn something new to see how it operates in the real world.it's also useful.We are hardwired fo find pleasure in this kind of learning.Humans are born helpless and dependent but evolution has assured that gaining the skills we need to survive is pleasurable.
@250983 (32)
• India
29 Dec 06
Yes. i cent percent agree wid u. its only our family which grows u up n pampers u to become something in ur life. its really a best teacher of ur life. keep it up regards Amish
• India
29 Dec 06
a child gets it's early knowldge at home and it remain with him throughout his life.so children should b teached at home properly.
• India
29 Dec 06
We teach values by the discussion topics we emphasize.In some families it is a tradition to invite family members at a leisurely weekend dinner to talk about their best experience of the day or the past week.Family members have a chance to review their own best experience and to learn about what is important to other family members.This can not only help us learn other's values but also deepen the bonds that unite us as a family.
• United States
29 Dec 06
the family environment is the place that all children learn... they learn how to act socially, how a family should be... and most of all they learn about relationships.. usually by basing theirs on how their parents relationship is. If their parents have a loving and happy relationship they learn that is how it should be... if their parents have an abusive relationship (and the parents stay in that relationship) they think that it is ok to let their partner make them feel bad about themselves. Kids learn everything by example... even how a parent is with a stranger... they learn whether to be nice or ignorant. Every thing we do in front of our children affect the adult they turn out to be.... one way or another.
@beau888 (37)
• Philippines
29 Dec 06
my father passed when I was three years old my mom got married when I was at grade four; i hate the way my stepdad treat us! I won't let that to happen with my kids, everyday I struggle to deal with myself to become a good husband a loving father,I want them to have good values
@chintoosk (445)
• India
29 Dec 06
i agree to that........
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
29 Dec 06
dam right! nice topic! anyway!
• Philippines
29 Dec 06
and most of all love your children, and they will love other people, teach them to value themselves so they value others,,yes they will learn from example...
• United States
29 Dec 06
Children learn how to treeat others and future spouses by family dynamics they grow up with, it is absolutely family's responsibility to guide children in the correct ways of the world re:kindness, work ethics, decency. If the family doesn't society is all too happy to step in and teach them for you.
@carolynpb (647)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I believe the family is the center of everything. The good and bad in this world starts with the family. I think that's why our world is in the mess it is in. Why children are killers and teens are shooting and killing students in schools. When the family fails then I think everything else will.
@dontataru (244)
• Romania
29 Dec 06
it is essentialy to learn basic values for life in your family but i think that everyone of us most have his ownself values for his life