Archive for the ‘Motivation & values’ Category

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 ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.

- Dorothy Law Neite -

So, let’s start early to make it right for our young ones. Children, indeed, learn what they live. Don’t they?

Talking about motivating our children, haha, sometimes they motivate us :)

I used to stare wide-eyed at Bren when he surprised me by motivating me with his theory of positive attitude etc.

Kids…at times they can make us so angry but at other times, they can sound so sensible and mature.

Now, I tend to feel heartened when he starts sharing these positive ideas once in a while.

Hmm…or has my boy really grown?

Just that day….

Bren came beside me and shared this : “Mommy, if you want to upgrade and improve yourself, you cannot think that you are 100% right or best. Because then you won’t upgrade or improve yourself.”

*A tap on my head*. I don’t know where he gets this “motivation” from (TV? Book? Communication?) But he is absolutely right! Hey, we adults, are not always 100% right! Or we cannot behave that we are good enough or correct in everything because then, we are inhibiting ourselves to make any improvement or change.

[This is one of many attitudes that we have to watch out in Conscious Parenting. I shared about this in my previous post.]

Well-said, son! Thank you!

[It is a different generation now and we are in a stage of modern parenting!  I am receptive to any enlightening exchanges with my children.]

Do you also have moments that your younger ones will also talk some senses into you?

While we spend more time behind the computer screen, interacting with our social network via Facebook, Twitter, Blogging etc, the amount of get-together we have with our social circle reduces.

As we and our younger generation turn to face more of the screen than actually facing our friends in person, can we continue to show kindness - online? What are some ways?

 Yes. we can. I came across these GREAT TIPS to follow. It shares that there are many ways we can show our little act of kindness too while via online social media :)

Click HERE and read the article to learn more.

Next.

Here I AM expressing a BIG THANK YOU to all who drop by at PARENT TIMES and share useful and motivating  comments, all who drop by (our silent readers and friends), and all who share wonderful awards with Parent Times (and sincere apologies that I have not been able to share all of  them at the blog yet).

Though I may not have time to reply to all your comments or return comments at your blog, I wish to express my appreciation for your visit and time :).

And….

For our silent readers, if you could spare more time, do feel free to drop us a few useful words. In this way, I could get to know you too *wink*.

By the way, SPAM comments/emails are definitely far out of the range of showing KINDNESS.

[If there are people who are not keen to show any gesture of KINDNESS on the online social media, please also DO NOT spend time to show UNKINDNESS eg. by giving SPAM comments/emails.]