Time checked : 1:36 AM
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children
live with hostility, they
learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with
pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel
envy.
If children live with
shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learnt confidence.
If children live with tolorance, they
learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with
acceptance, they
learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is
good to have a goal.
If children
live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn with
truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live kindness and consideration, they
learn respect.
If children live with
security, they learn to
have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children
live with friendliness, they learn the world is a
nice place in which
to live.
by Dorothy Law Nolte, 1972