Guide to Guide

Skills and behaviours are not inherited outright. Environment has a role to play in this. What seems to be inherited is the ability to learn certain skills and behaviours. In the formation if an individual, heredity and environment become completely mixed.

Parents provide heredity as well as the environment. They have the double influence on an individual's personality. Child spends its early childhood with the parents, grand parents or close relatives. The formation of the personality of a child is almost complete at the age of five. It is parents duty and privilege to have a positive influence on their child's personality in a meaningful way. If the parents could create a suitable environment for the child to absorb the values of life, the child will grow into a balanced personality.

If a child lives with  ...by Dorothy Law Nolte

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.

If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.

If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.

If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilt.

If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.

If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.

If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative.

If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.

If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.

If a child lives with recognition, he learns that it is good to have a goal.

If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is.

If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.

If a child lives with security, he learns to trust in himself and others .

If a child lives with friendliness, he learns the world is a nice place in which to live.

Living Values : An Educational Program is a partnership among educators around the world. This program is supported by UNESCO, sponsored by the Spanish Committee of UNICEF, the Planet Society, and the Brahma Kumaris, in consultation with the Education Cluster of UNICEF (NWE YORK).

This program has published a Facilitator Guide to Parent Groups developed by Diane Tillman and Dianna Hsu.

http://www.livingvalues.net

Living Values

The values spelled by Dianne Tillman are

1. Peace
2. Respect
3. Love
4. Happiness
5. Honesty
6. Humility
7. Responsibility
8. Simplicity
9. Tolerance
10. Cooperation
11. Freedom
    
12. Unity