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It would indeed be great if we parents could start teaching good work ethics to our children right in the early stages of child development. But, how can we do it?
By transmitting our passions, motivating our children with shared goals, and instilling core values in our children, we could have greater chances of planting the seeds and ingraining good work ethics in our children. Setting high standards is the key.
Our children need to understand that the most important motive for good work ethics, be it in school, at home or at work, is in the pleasure of the pursuit. It is in its end value--- not only to himself, but more importantly to the community, society and ultimately to our country at large.
Here are some simple tips parents can use:
1~ Be a good role model
Teaching by example is the best possible way for children to learn. Children are continuously listening and watching and drawing important conclusion about life from us parents. By providing models of friendship and hospitality to our children’s friends, keeping promises, controlling our emotions and not belittling our kids, we can steadily help our children to imbibe good work ethics.
2~ Give your Time
It is important that we parents give our time and involve ourselves in all aspects of our children's lives. We can do so by sharing activities together and taking keen interest in all the happenings around them. Supportive parenting greatly contributes to children's academic success. Children, who are taught the value of time will find no difficulty in completing their school assignment without constant reminders—- ultimately doing well for themselves in the adult years of their lives.
3~ Be inspiring
Parents have the power to inspire children in many ways. By inspiring children’s artisitc and creative abilities, encouraging children to pursue activities like nature walks, hikes and outdoor sports, parents can largely contribute to creating life-long interests. Creating wholesome fun activities banishes boredom. Idleness is the number one enemy. Keeping children occupied instead of allowing them to be couch potatoes and internet surfers, is crucial to their all round development.
4~Instill Values
A civilization rests on the strength of its values. Children thrive when parents spare no effort to incorporate the right combination of simple basics——- core values like honesty, integrity, perseverance and humility in our children's lives.This brings about inner security and instills in them feelings of self-worth and self-confidence.
5~ Entrust Responsibility
Parents, who trust their children with responsibilities, make their children believe that they can be trusted. These children by their actions and behavior will strive hard not to break that trust. Responsibility entails learning to behave, be helpful, have empathy for others and be responsible enough to bear the consequences of his/her own actions.
~ Conclusion
Active parenting need not be a burden but rather a reward. What we do for our children is never wasted. What better way than to gift our children with good and morally sound work ethics; ethics that will yield the greatest reward in their adult lives.
Good advice, Gool. I see a mixed bag of parent participation in my husband’s school. Yesterday was May Day and lots of parents showed up. We were pleased since the kids worked so hard on the presentations.
It’s too easy to sit in a room together with everyone busy on their own hand held communication device. Silent with no one actually interracting. I see this happening all the time when I observe families together.
Today’s kids need so much support. Can you imagine that a lot of the jobs these kids will be doing when they graduate have not even been invented yet? Our world is spinning so very fast it’s hard to keep up.
Thank you Cynthia for your insightful comment.
You sure have made some intersting observations. O yes, there’s a lot we can learn from different families and their interactions with each other.
Are you also involved in your husband’s school? How wonderful! Today,our world desperately need good educators.
God Bless!
gabby
Gabby
This article is perfect timing for me. My daughter has been slacking off on her homework lately. We had trusted her when we asked if she was done with her homework each day, but little by little we started to see a pattern where she would say she was done even if she wasn’t. Last night I realized that she had a large assignment due today that she should have started over a week ago!
I had read your article earlier in the day and when I was talking to my husband about her slacking off he wanted to punish her. I thought about it and realized we are just as much at fault! We need to make sure she has the right tools to make the right choices and create good study habits which will endure over time.
We ended up compromising and decided to take TV away for the rest of the week but to also be more diligent in checking her homework and reminding her daily about its importance and then to slowly rebuild the trust.
She sometimes asks if we trust her and we always said yes. Now, we need to explain that trust is earned and can be broken but can also be rebuilt.
Thank you for your article.
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Annie—-I missed your visits, insights and comments.
Tell me, how young is your daughter? My dear, children—even those in their teens, need guidance and reminders.
Your timely effort and interest will pay you rich dividends in the future. I speak from my own experience.
Visit my Blog and you can see the proof yourself:
http://www.gabby-splendor.blogspot.com/
And thanks again for your fedback.
gabby
Gabby
I will try to visit your blog a little later tonight. My girls are 9 and 8.
Annie
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I wish you the very best with your girls.
Their habits are still being formed. Hence you can do a lot with them.
Good LUCK!
gabby
I’m proud to say my daugher has always been motivated to work and save her money. From age 13 she worked in a friend’s bookshop on Saturdays and Christmas holidays and at 16 trained as a life-guard, and got up at 6.00am on a Saturday to go to work. She also did waitressing and by 17 and a half had saved sufficient money to buy and insure her own car - it wasn’t an old banger either. She worked her way through university and still got a good degree.
She was perhaps motivated by the fact we had very little money when she was small - her father was ill and unable to earn much more than pocket money and we so lived on my modest NHS income. She knew she couldn’t demand this and that, and she had much less in terms of material goods than many of her friends, but she never whined.
I’m not normally someone who sings her own praises but I’m dead proud of my daughter.
Timbuktu
Hi Timbuktu!
Wow—-congratulations on having an amazing daughter.
However, it is You as a mother who needs to be lavished with praise. You have beeen a great role model for her. That is obvious.
It was my pleasure inter-acting with you.
gabby
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