Every now, and then I read something written by a parent who describes an important life lesson that children ought to be taught. Things like teaching children to pick their battles and to lose gracefully.
Perhaps what is needed is a chinuch curriculum for parents. It would be useful to have a list of Life Lessons, not just traits like honesty and responsibility but things like:
teaching children to pick their battles
teaching children to lose gracefully
teaching children to pay attention to the messages they tell themselves about themselves
teaching children the value of time
teaching children to speak up (politely, when appropriate)
teaching children goal-setting
teaching children the power of thoughts
teaching children that happiness is a choice
teaching children to seek win-win solutions
teaching children that feelings are just feelings and they come and go
teaching children to stand up for what's right
What else?
Teaching children to value people more than things.
ReplyDeleteTeaching children to appreciate what they do have in life rather than focus on what they don't have.
Teaching children to amuse themselves by playing imaginatively rather than having to be entertained.