Jul
14
2008
Teaching by Example
A child usually learns far more by the attitudes of those around him than he does from books and formal lectures. For example, what he sees and feels in the family ordinarily makes a greater impression on him than what he reads when he is older. Here in his own home he will gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of family living. Here he can see what it means to be a mother, a father, a husband, or a wife, and he also knows what it means to be a child. Continue Reading »
Jul
14
2008
Nothing is more difficult for some parents than to discuss the question of sex with their children. They can talk about these things quite freely with other people. But with their own children it becomes a most embarrassing experience for all concerned. Often the child is left completely confused, especially when no proper groundwork has been laid.
Yet the happiness of the whole family may be vitally affected unless the child is well informed on this important question. Countless young people have fallen into bad company for no other reason than lack of proper instruction in advance. Children are naturally inquisitive, and inevitably there comes a time when the child begins to inquire where he came from. The manner in which you answer his questions now will largely determine the way he will always react, not only in this but also in many other family problems. Continue Reading »
