1 Simple Tip To Raise Kind Children
I don’t know about you, but I desire to raise kind children.
Children who grow up and become kind adults.
Adults who are kind to strangers in the street, adults who are kind to their families.
I desire to raise kind humans.
I know I am not the only one who strives to do this.
How do we raise kind children?
How do we teach our children to be kind in today’s society, where bullies and evil run rampant?
Do you know that old saying? “Do as I say, not as I do?” yeah, that doesn’t work.
Anyone with common sense could figure out that children are sponges. They absorb EVERYTHING. Which means they mimic everything you say and do as their parents.
Right now, our oldest daughter B will point out anytime she thinks we are saying a bad word. Most of the time, we aren’t even aware that she is listening to us.
But she is.
If I say that is ridiculous, she responds with, ‘Mommy, I am pretty sure ridiculous is a bad word.‘
I know it is not a bad word, and I explain that to her. However, ridiculous does sound like a word that could be hurtful to someone else. That is what she is on the hunt for. She is a sensitive soul and doesn’t want anyone to feel hurt.
She and her youngest sister constantly say thank you, please, and excuse me without being prompted.
They are six and three.
I know I am doing at least one thing right when it comes to raising her and her sister.
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They are kind children.
Which brings me back to my question, How do you raise kind children?
I believe it all comes back to us. The adults in their lives.
Ask yourself, Am I a kind person?
Do you hold the door open for them when you see someone coming behind you? Or do you let it slam in their face, only stopping for a second to reassure yourself that they are perfectly capable of opening their own door?
When you see an elderly or pregnant woman on the bus, who needs your seat more than you do, do you get up and let them have it? Is your child there with you?
Do they see you being kind to a stranger?
Or do they see you ignoring a stranger in need?
What about those close to you?
Your extended family and the people who live inside your home?
Their grandparents, Your spouse, their siblings, them?
When you are frustrated, do you use kind words to those around you or do you become a snappy crab? Biting everyone’s head off? When your child spills milk on the floor, do you lay into them, or do you kindly reassure your child that it’s only milk after all, and it can be cleaned up, just like new?
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I am not naive enough to think everyone can control their frustrations 100% of the time.
But I do know how you respond to your frustrations will teach your children how to respond to their frustrations.
In today’s world, people are absorbed more into their electronic devices and less tuned in to their families.
Let’s take the family back.
Let’s show our children how to be kind.
By starting with ourselves, be a kind person. Your child’s future depends on it.
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