5 values Your Kids Will Thank You For Someday

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Lice Treatments | 0 comments

Teach Good Values

As a parent, you always want what’s best for your children. That’s why we teach our children, discipline them, set rules, and nurture them as much as we can. There are many values that are important to learn in your younger years and here’s five of them.

  1. Honesty

It’s true that honesty is the best policy and it’s important for our children to know that. People don’t instantly change when they are an adult or when they get married. The habits you form when you’re younger will be carried with you and once you’ve formed a habit, it’s very tough to break, especially when it’s been a habit for a long time. This is why it’s important to teach our kids about honesty from the get-go. The habits we form in our developing years will usually remain habits for the long-haul.

  1. Conflict Management

Life is full of conflict. It’s our job to teach our children how to resolve issues, take responsibility for their actions, make amends and handle situations instead of hiding from them. Conflict management skills will be useful in every aspect of life including, school, relationships, and work. Learning how to use your mind to come up with solutions is a very valuable skill.

  1. Determination

It’s really never too young to teach your children about hard work and determination. When your children begin to crawl, you can start to teach determination by encouraging them to crawl to their favorite toy instead of handing it to them. Teach your children to take on challenges and not to stop until they reach their goals. Teach them to always be a leader and never to be a quitter. The easiest way to teach about determination is by avoiding excessive praise and instead provide honest feedback when necessary and praise when necessary. Of course, we recommended not being too harsh about this, but offered constructive criticism in a supportive and gentle fashion can teach them to be strong and determined to improve throughout their life.

  1. Consideration

It’s important to teach our children to reach out to others, be a good person. We don’t want our children to be self-absorbed. Of course, we want them to address their feelings and take care of their needs but we also want them to care for others. We can teach this by leading by example, bringing them to service opportunities and allowing them to make friends.

  1. Love

Children need love. They need it to build self-confidence, they need it to learn how to love others and they need it to have a healthy home life. Show your children affection and let them see you being affectionate with your spouse and people in your life that you love. Love conquers all.

These are just five values that are essential to teaching children in their younger years. As they grow, it’s our hope that they will be honest, good at solving problems, determined, considerate and loving. Someday your children will grow up and thank you for all the values you taught them.