Teaching Good Values (Positive Praise)

It is not impossible to teach someone a different behaviour even at a late stage in life but it takes a lot less energy and time if they are shown the right way to do things from the very start. Even if we do a great job showing our children the right behaviour as soon as they go to Kinda or school they are exposed to all sorts of values and behaviours. Thats why it is important to make sure you expose them to the values and behaviours you want your child to have at home and praise them when they display these behaviours. For example if your child displays good manners in a resturaunt or shop as soon as possible after the event make sure you look them in the eye and say "great manners" or something like that. Even such things that we may take for granted should be praised as that will reinforce the value. If you see your child or any child showing good values, let them know the good thing they have done and you see them do it again. We have promoted sharing with our oldest son and have been rewarded with these examples of good behaviour (see pictures).