Children Learn What They Live - Dorothy Lawe Nolte
My wife sent me this forwarded poem via email. The version I got was chopped up and incomplete, plus the author’s name was misspelled. After hitting the search engines I found the complete poem and a little something about the author.
Dorothy Lawe Holt died in November 6, 2005 at the age of 81. She lived a remarkable life and didn’t seem to profit much from her very well written poem.
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live. [source]
Words to live by for parents.
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And they pick up on the least cues. Kids seem to know how you really feel about them long before they can articulate it.
You are so correct, my son can so easily empathize with our moods.
Thanks for dropping by Paul
Amen! This should be memorized by all teachers who are teaching the students!
Yeah, you’re right. Considering that kids nowadays spend more time with their teachers than the parents do, thereby being a more influential character in their life once they hit 4 years old.