Separate values from strategies
#8Separate the true values you want them to have from the expectations you have for your child to assimilate into society.
Help children understand the difference between core moral values and social strategies for navigating different situations.
Supporting Values
This principle helps cultivate these core values in your family:
Practical Examples
- • Helping someone who has fallen is a value, but keeping elbows off the table is a social strategy
- • Teach children to distinguish between moral principles and social conventions
- • Help them understand why certain behaviors are expected in different contexts
Related Activities
These family activities help put this principle into practice: