1. Kindness. Laura Froyen, PhD, a family and child development expert and parenting coach, says kindness should make the top of the list for families who want to define their values, because it sets the stage for many other important traits like generosity, empathy, compassion, and equity.
In general, most parents want to share values of respect, fairness, compassion, and responsibility with their children. Talking about the significance of healthy and unhealthy values is a good way to teach your child values.
Mutual respect
One of the most important values that children need to be taught is to respect elders. That's not only true of their parents but, most importantly, the aged community. The idea is to lead by example. Generally, they will follow the same guidelines when you give them respect.
And we can teach them to our children to build their self-esteem and self-value. The Five Primary Family Values are: love, respect, honor, sharing, and forgiveness. These are universal principles which help people live in harmony with one another, not only in families, but in communities, nations, and in the world.
Definition. Several online dictionaries define "family values" as the following: "the moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family, as fidelity, honesty, truth, and faith."
Values give families an outlook on life, a way to view the world and their situation as well as an identity. Values can also add to relationships and influence judgments, behaviors, and parenting styles. Family values serve as the core of what family members do the opinions they have.
Values are the family's ideas/beliefs about what is important and what is not; what is good and what is bad; what is right and wrong. Each family has a different set of values that are meaningful to them. Some families count honesty and friendship as important values.
Family values are the moral guidelines that family members believe have worth. For example, “No hitting.” If a moral is to have worth, the entire family must practice it. Why do children who know right from wrong choose to do the wrong thing anyway?
Family is the one of the most important and valuable gifts of our life. The word “Family” itself is so important that it means to feel secure with people around you whom you can always count on, whom you can always share your problems, whom you can play with all the time, whom you can freshen up your mood anytime.
Strong families help children feel safe and secure. Strong families have warmth and care, good communication, predictability, and strong connections to others outside the family. Looking after yourself is good for your family and good for you.
Our family values are a reflection of who we are and how we parent. When we articulate and live those values, our children learn life lessons. They learn to express themselves, solve problems, grow from mistakes, and develop other skills and abilities that lead to fulfilling lives.
Love is the principle which creates and sustains human relations with dignity and depth. Love means I can be kind, caring and understanding. Love is the basis for a belief in equality and goodwill toward all. Love is all around – I can feel it.
Selecting FAMILY as a Core Value was an obvious choice for us for so many reasons, as we all come from and contribute to our own FAMILIES.
Family beliefs are the shared and collective judgments and prejudices that appear in a family grouping.
Core values are an individual or organization's fundamental beliefs and highest priorities that drive their behavior. You can think of core values as an internal compass of principles that drive a person's or organization's decisions.
Values help us live with direction and purpose – like a guiding compass. Whatever is going on in our lives, our values can show us a path forward, and help us make better choices. Values are also intimately linked to our sense of self, and they're essential for our mental health.
Personal values are a set of beliefs that differentiate between “good” and “bad” in your community, culture, or society.
What are traditional values? Traditional values refer to long-standing beliefs, customs, and practices passed down through generations within a particular culture or society, often reflecting moral, ethical, or religious principles.
Your values are the things that you believe are important in the way you live and work. They (should) determine your priorities, and, deep down, they're probably the measures you use to tell if your life is turning out the way you want it to.
Book details
The eight values units of Book 1 are Peace I, Respect 1, Love and Caring, Tolerance, Honesty, Happiness, Responsibility, and Simplicity and Caring for our Earth and Her Oceans.