The Heart of Parenting;
Spiritual Parenting in Everyday Life
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Children
Learn What They Live
By
Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.
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 shame, they learn to feel guilty.
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 acceptance, they learn to love.
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 honesty, they learn truthfulness.
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.
Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte
“What is essential is to be our best
while we are here. Then we continue to be through our children and
grandchildren. Motivated by love, we invest ourselves in the next generation.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
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