CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE

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Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn…
If children live with hostility, they learn ….
If children live with fear, they learn ….
If children live with pity, they learn …
If children live with ridicule, they learn …
If children live with jealousy, they learn …
If children live with shame, they learn …
If children live with encouragement, they learn …
If children live with tolerance, they learn …
If children live with praise, they learn …
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn …
If children live with recognition, they learn …
If children live with sharing, they learn …
If children live with honesty, they learn …
If children live with fairness, they learn …
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn…
If children live with security, they learn to…
If children live with friendliness, they learn ….

Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte

to feel sorry for themselves to condemn feel shy to fight to feel envy to feel guilty to be apprehensive

to love respect patience to like themselves generosity appreciation truthfulness the world is a nice place in which to live confidence it is good to have a goal justice to have faith in themselves and in those about them.

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