Value Education begins at home

“A child’s first teacher is its mother” (Peng liyuan).

This is a renowned quote, which everyone is well aware of. Mother is said to be an institution for kids that is responsible for providing the basic education to the children. The child’s ability to learn, perceive and understand a particular phenomenon, starts from home. From day one, when child comes into this world, he starts learning and adapting things from his environment. He is just like a green, fresh and flexible stem and you shape him the way you want. It now depends upon the parents and most importantly the mother with whom he spends most of his time, that how they shape their child. Beside the academic education, the necessary does and don’ts of life are taught to the children by their parents.

The system for value education is established by parent, grandparents and elders at home. The role of this education is to make children aware of sincerity, discipline, manners, respect of elders, sense of responsibility, punctuality and traditional values. It does not include imposing your thoughts and orders on children because this has never been an effective way of teaching something. The best way of teaching your children is the practical demonstration of what you want your children to learn. It is said that children close their ears to advice and open their eyes to examples. So the parents have to teach children not only by preaching but also by practicing.

Education at home is necessary because it is the first step that shapes the future of children. A person’s habits are a reflection of values passed onto him by his parents. People judge others level of discipline and manners through their activities. So in order to make children better human beings and citizen, parents must play their role in building up good habits and educating them the right values.