Children Learn What They Live

There's a nice poem that describes how children learn from life written by an educator and family counseling expert, named Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.d,.

The poem titled "Children Learn What They Live" Torrance Herald newspaper published in Southern California, in 1954.

By reading this poem, we get to know, how to treat the children well.

Let us contemplate together, the meaning of this poem.

Children Learn What They Live

By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.d,

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 what envy is.

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

If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.

If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.

If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative.

If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.

If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.

If a child lives with recognition, he learns that it is good to have a goal.

If a child lives with sharing, he learns about generosity.

If a child lives with honesty and fairness, he learns what truth and justice are.

If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and in those about him.

If a child lives with friendliness, he learns that the world is a nice place in which to live.

If you live with serenity, your child will live with peace of mind.