The values we teach our children are the pillar on which their lives will be based, so it is important to stop and learn how to give them good advice and help them.
From the international bilingual school in Las Rozas de Madrid Logos International we are concerned that each child learns the necessary values for their optimal personal and educational growth. We offer an education based on a series of preferential values such as the spirit of work, the development of personal criteria and the responsible use of things. We emphasize the promotion of each student's personal aptitudes, responsibility, sincerity, solidarity and the cultivation of other social and civic virtues, preparing our students to act responsibly and freely in a spirit of service to others.
The earlier we start teaching values to children, the better. In fact, from an early age children begin to understand more than we often think. Values rooted in childhood will create a healthy adolescent. It is these same values that will allow children to develop their social skills in an optimal and healthy way.
Values: meaning
Values are the principles and criteria that will determine what a person prefers to have in his or her life. These will also be crucial for adolescents to forge the attitude towards life they want to have.
Although it is a very important task, it is not always easy to deal with it. That's why we leave you some tips that will help when it comes to instilling the values that you decide.
Set limits.
It is very important for a child to learn to live with limits. When they are young, children do not yet know what is right, and parents must set guidelines for them. Little ones get carried away by emotions and are impulsive. Setting limits and clearly defining them will be a turning point in their lives.
Sowing since childhood
The sowing of values is very important in childhood, and of special relevance is that parents transmit personal and social skills such as: communication and empathy, in order to later be able to communicate with them in a fluid and optimal way when they reach more "complex" ages in the child's growth. What is sown in childhood, is harvested in adolescence.
Learn to say "NO".
Sometimes saying "NO" to our children is beneficial for them, we are helping them to feel happier and more confident. If we teach them that they can get everything they want immediately, we are not doing them any favors because in adult life things do not work like that and we must prepare them to be people capable of tolerating frustration.
Help them to be happy with little things
It is very important that your child learns to be happy with small details. Washing the car together or reading an exciting story sitting on the couch at home may be just a moment for you, but for your child it will be truly unforgettable. The little things in life are there to be enjoyed and shared.
Lead by example
Children tend to imitate the attitudes of their parents. Little ones notice everything! Teach by example, they will follow your example, not your advice.