Prestasi, sebuah tuhan baru? Suatu malam, anak saya yang masih duduk di kelas delapan sekolah menengah pertama curhat. Ia menceritakan temannya yang gampang panik dan nangis. "Masak hanya karena nilai Matematikanya dapat 95 dia nangis, stress, terus panikan," kata anak saya. Fenomena ini cukup mengherankan bagi anak saya. Ia berpikir bahwa pelajaran Matematika itu sulit,... Continue Reading →
Teach your child to forgive him/herself“If you haven’t forgiven yourself for something, how can you forgive others?”Dolores Huerta Let your child know that everyone makes mistakes and that a judgment in error does not make him/her a bad person. Help your child to have a positive perception of him/herself. Children need to practice self forgiveness in... Continue Reading →
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE PROUD OF THEIR CULTURE/RELIGION/ETHNICITY . “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” Eleanor Roosevelt It is important that children are proud of their culture/religion/ethnicity because it makes up who they are and how society will relate to them. Teach your... Continue Reading →
FOCUS ON YOUR CHILD'S STRENGTHS, NOT WEAKNESSES “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” John Lubbock In society, we are urged to develop our weaknesses, not our strengths. One of the most common questions on a job interview is, "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" With children, if a weakness is highlighted more... Continue Reading →
Instill core life values in your child “If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If you spend all your money on yourselves and tithe no portion of it for charities, colleges, churches, synagogues, and civic causes, your children won't either. And if parents snicker at racial and gender... Continue Reading →
Teach your children to be true to him/herself “I prefer to be true to myself, even that the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” Frederick Douglas Younger children like to pretend to be someone else. Think about when you were a child. Was... Continue Reading →
Teach your children to forgive “Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; Therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; Therefore, we are saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone. Therefore, we are saved by love.... Continue Reading →
OFFER YOUR CHILD OPTIONS AND CHOICES “I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross One of the best ways to develop your child’s critical thinking skills is to help him/her make decisions. By offering... Continue Reading →
Teach your child to be responsible for their actions “The price of greatness is responsibility” Winston Churchill As parents, we want to always protect our children from any harm. Sometimes we try to protect them from themselves. When they are young and dependent on us, we are responsible for their care and well being.... Continue Reading →
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