Childhood Guidelines

When, it comes to raising a child a parent doesn't really have guidelines. They want their kid to be successful, intelligent ,with what they need in life to be a good adult. But what do they need? I think three good things that a parent needs to teach their kids is good morals, respect, and independence. If these three things are integrated into a childhood, then I think that that child will be able to become a good human being.

Morals are a big part of childhood, because there are so many of them. What the difference between right and wrong is. If stealing is alright. We are not born with these inbeded into our heads. We get them from watching people. Just like how we learn to talk, we mimic our parents behavior. Parents are our biggest influence on us. They should show us their good morals. Of course everyone isn't perfect, and we all make mistakes, yet when we do something wrong in front of a child we say something a long the lines as "What you just saw, don't ever do it." because we don't want our children to do what we think is wrong. Morals dictate a lot of our lives Our jobs, what we learn in school and what we learn from people revolve around our morals. If we don't believe that something isn't right, then we don't do it, and we learn that from our parents. That's why morals are a big part of childhood.

What we need to be taught is respect. Respect is major idea that needs to be carefully grown and cared for in children. If a child doesn't have respect for people then they will not be able to get a job, and if they do, they won't respect what they have and will lose it. If they don't have respect for school then they are sure to drop out because they feel they can do without, not knowing the benefits of teaching and learning. If we don't show our children respect, then generations to come will lose respect for things that which we hold dear. That's why our children need to know respect is important.

Independence is something that comes with time. While we are young, we cling to our mothers for safety. We then start to crawl, yet when we are scared we cry until our mother picks us up. Yet parents come into play while we learn our independence. We learn to cook, to socialize with people, to make good impressions, and to be polite from our parents. They may teach us those things in school, but what stays with us is our parents teachings. They teach us how to let go of our beloved toys, of that blanket that we always had, of those playful children's games, and give us books to read and math to figure. The first day of kindergarten is a big independent step that they have