Children at the Heart of Things

Posted by Courtney Lawrence - February 3, 2013


If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.

If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.

If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.

If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.

If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.

With what is your child living?

Excerpted from Dorothy Law Nolte’s poem “Children Learn What They Live”

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