What is your child learning?

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 pity,

he learns to feel sorry for himself.

If a child lives with ridicule,

he learns to be shy.

If a child lives with jealousy,

he learns to feel guilt.

BUT

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 honesty,

he learns what truth is.

If a child lives with fairness,

he learns justice.

If a child lives with security,

he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.

If a child lives with friendliness,

he learns the world is a nice place in which to live.

WITH WHAT IS YOUR CHILD LIVING?

Dorothy L. Law, 1959