Home is an important place of learning. It is where we impart the first teachings to our children. We as responsible parents have to ensure that apart from providing food, shelter, love, care we also have to teach them certain basic and strong moral values. So strong, that once they are properly ingrained in our children, they can be the guiding force even if we (the parents) are not around.
Teaching moral values at home
We should teach our children the importance of these values and how they should never let it go for the sake of personal gains. Like theories in mathematics these rules should be sacrosanct and should not change. This will make the children very independent as they will know that these are the boundaries within which we need to live out lives. Some values or rather a majority of them would be taught by the parents. The remaining few would either be slight modifications or entirely new ones as they grow up to be individuals.
I agree it’s difficult to be with your growing children all the time. Therefore it becomes all the more important to inculcate these values so as to give the children a sort of guide book embedded in their minds. To do this even we need to follow these rules ourselves. After all what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. These actions leave long lasting impression on our children’s minds. The sum total of all our impressions is what determines our character. The past determines the present and the present as in our present thoughts and actions shapes our future. This is one of the key principles in governing personality development.
