Discipline is an integral part of love. Better home discipline translates to the best school discipline.

 

            Values are the primary basis of what holds a family together and provides opportunities for enjoyable activities in school and elsewhere for good as well as lasting memories-and that is fun!

 

            We are teaching our children by our words and especially by our example. No matter what is taught in school, the family unit is still the most effective teaching agent of these three contrasting concepts: right and wrong, good and evil, virtue and vice. Yet many youngsters find these opposites blurred and feel that there are occasions where wrong/ will / vice are the necessary choices.

 

            A broken family leads to disaster for a child. Sometimes we do not explore all the alternatives for uniting the family together. Quarrels, pride, in-laws, indifferent relationships blur the focus of loving relationships within the family and take up the time otherwise spent on fun and on activities that show affection. Children of broken families have a far greater probability of physical problems, mental and emotional disorders. In most cases, these children will grow up without a sense of being loved and cared.

 

            The home should be a very special place and live in and gives the child a sense of belongingness, recognition and security. As the saying states “home sweet home”, the youngster has the feeling of love toward the family members and of being loved. We must all work together to make our neighborhood and families’ friendly and the children loved in the real sense of the word.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: SUSAN T. SUNGA | Bagac District