Teaching your children moral values 2

In our previous edition, we considered five possible  ways mothers can teach their children good morals, in this edition we will continue where we stopped.

6. Hold your children accountable for their mistakes: It is possible for your children to get themselves in to trouble either while playing in school or with their peer group. They may get injured while playing, perform poorly in their academics or disobey school rules and receive a detention. You may be tempted to rush in and immediately try to “make things better” for them by going to the principal and ask him to take away the detention or by paying for d broken window yourself, but don’t. If you rescue or defend your children every time the make avoidable mistakes, they will be accustomed to it, they won’t take responsibility for their actions. They need to know that bad choices result in unpleasant consequences. A child that you will always defend will not feel remorseful when he is at fault. He will not have respect for other people’s things neither will he value them. 

Overcoming your child’s negative temperament

 

Children with extreme negative temperament always seem to be in bad moods that their constants complaints and apparent unhappiness can wear on a parent. As a mother, it’s very easy to be upset with such a child but you have to develop coping strategies that will work for you and the child as well. This will enable him/her manage his negative outlook and appreciate the joys life brings everyday without being hurt. Approaches that can help in coping with a child’s negative temperament are as follows: