Children Learn What They Live

“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 envy ...
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty ... 

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 children live with approval, they learn to like themselves...
If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is ...
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice . . .
If children live with recognition, they learn to have a goal. . .
If children live with sharing, they learn to be generous. . .
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. "

Dorothy Law Nolte, Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values