Teachers are striving. They are determined to teach their children  such moral values as honesty, courage and self-control. In the face of what can seem like insurmountable odds, they are showing how it is possible to teach a good child in our bad world. Here are six parent teacher-tested solutions that work while childrenare  in the school and at home.

1. Tell stories about heroes and people who succeeded in their lives.

Real heroes still exist in folktales, biographies and children’s classics. Such stories inspire kids to discover strengththey  don’t know they had.To place a child in the right path where real people in this world conquer their fear and frustration to attain the honor and prestige in life without any reservation.

            2. Tell your children the values.

When it comes to teaching reality, many parents  believe that if they love their children and treat them kindly,the kids will know how to behave. For every mistakes  of children does tame on your face, voice with light sounds and words that carry encouragement and learning guaranteed, to be honest.

            3. Pay attention on how the person feels.

Attributes the child’s honesty to his ability to put himself in the other child’s shoes to emphasize, use the word “feel often”, ask“How do you think your brother or classmate feels when you call him names?”  Discuss how victims of prejudice must feel and help your child to be sensitive to those feelings.

            4.Give reasons and explain your rules.

Giving explanations and reasons for do’s and don’t’s will give children credit to understand the good and bad things so that they can make decision for the good. For every question that your childs, ask never leave without an answer so that troubles make peace.

            5. Recognize the power of guilt.

Let them feel the guilt when your child does something wrong, don’t rush to bolster his self-esteem and make him feel better about himself, let him feel guilty awhile, because it isn’t always bad to feel bad. Guilt is the nagging voice of conscience. A child who feels guilty feels bad about a specific behavior and is more likely to apologize and somehow set things right. Focus on the child’s behavior by saying “That was a bad thing to do” (not you’re a bad person). Then offer ways for the child to fix what she/he did wrong. Afterward praise the child that ( You were very brave to admit you made a mistake).

            6. Let your life be the message.

Finally, when it comes to teaching moral behavior, realize it’s not what you say but what you do that counts the most.Positive role-modelling, on the other hand, can bring big rewards.

By: Zaldy H. Cacacho | Teacher I | Orion Elementary School | Orion, Bataan