Honesty and Integrity: Parenting Value for July
Dinner Topics for Thursday
Honesty
Integrity with other individuals, with institutions, with society, with
self. The inner strength and confidence that is bred by exacting truthfulness
and trustworthiness.
Introduction
How can we teach our children to develop the inner strength and confidence
that is bred by exacting truthfulness, trustworthiness, and integrity? How can
we help our children avoid the common childhood tendencies to stretch the
truth, to exaggerate, to rationalize, and to tell the little lies that often
lead to bigger ones? Can small children develop the early integrity that will
help them become honorable, dependable adults? Can elementary-age kids learn
the direct, look-you-in-the-eye truthfulness that will win them respect and
confidence? Can adolescents communicate candidly with parents?
"Parenting-by-Objective"
Review the activities and stories that go along with this months value. Make
sure everyone in your family understands the value so they can see how they can
apply it in their own lives and situations.
Talk about the Monthly Value every morning and remind your family to look
for opportunities to use the value throughout the day. They may also observe
how others don't understand the value. Get your children to share their
experience with the value each day at the dinner table or before you go to bed.
Be sure to share your experience each day as well. It will help your children
know that you are thinking about the value too.
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