Teaching Children

Walk the Talk
- Children, of all ages will watch what you do, as well as, what you say.
- If the two don’t match in action and word, Your Child will be less inclined to heed your teachings.
- So be sure and provide a consistent example of the Values in your Activities throughout the day; especially in moments of stress or emotion.

Teaching Children

In this Section of Teaching Children, We Will Provide some Suggestions and Ideas You Might Consider As You Approach Your Child’s Learning Journey on Foundational Values.

What and How you choose to instruct your Children is of course, always up to you. We are only interested in supporting you in this all important objective.

If you only get a single idea from our Suggestion List, that would be wonderful. If you develop a really effective Learning Approach for Children, please share it with others via Social Media.

For the Children Age Group of 7,8,9,10 Years, paralleling the Elementary years of schooling; it is our recommendation that a subset of the full 25 Foundational Values be taught by the parent or guardian.

We suggest 15 of the values be taught: simple, character-building values, which provide good guidance in awakening moral conscience in young minds.

The 15 Values:

Teaching Children About Values is perhaps the Most Important Responsibility a Parent has in the Upbringing of their Loved Ones.

Equally, if You are a Grandparent, or Uncle, or Aunt, Brother or Sister, Teacher, Friend, or Minister, Priest, Rabbi, or any person of religious affiliation … teaching the next, young and upcoming generation, is a fundamental obligation of a civilized society, and more so, of People Who Aspire to A Better World Under God.

So, this is a long-winded way of saying: Teaching Our Children about Foundational Values is a Really Necessary and Truly Good Thing to do!

Welcome to Teaching Children Some Foundational Values.

We have selected a shorter list of 15 Children Values that would be good to teach youngsters.

Of course you may choose to select some additional Values to teach them; or different Values altogether; which of course Is your rightful choice, as you know what best fits with your child.

Our choice of 15 Values is just a suggested “Starter List” for Children in the 7, 8, 9, 10 age group.

We will restate each of the 15 Foundational Values we’ve chosen for inclusion in the Starter List with an easier definition for sharing with a younger child.

Additionally we will provide you with some slides to help in getting the message across in a fun, colorful manner.

We also will add some games to play for each Value; along with simple posters, thought questions, and examples that you can do with your child to better learn each Value.

Our Goal in this section is to provide you with support in helping to teach your Child to learn some important Values.

Children, will largely learn from what is fun, interesting, colorful, memorable, and easy to grasp.

Depending upon the uniqueness of your Child, they may want something more aspirational, interactive, physical, artistic, perhaps challenging.

As a parent or adult, you will know best how to approach the individual learning for your loved one, depending upon their age, attentiveness, interest, and circumstances.

We will provide you with material in this section to support you in this effort.

Please use what best fits for your Child’s individual learning.

Some Ideas:

Make Learning Interesting! Colorful! Enjoyable !

Go through the definition of each of the 15 Values, one at a time, using the Children's Value Slide Presentation which is listed in the Values Section of Awaken25.com.

By using the Value Slide Show Presentation for Children Ages 7,8,9,10, you will find each of the 15 Values, first defined in an opening slide. This opening slide will provide you with key learning points for you to discuss with your child, for the respective value.

Then following the initial value slide, there will be 2 or more fun examples of the value’s definition in action, in an appealing and colorful format.

Use these slides to further teach the value to your child, by helping them understand how the value is applied in their life.

Don’t assume your Child has a full understanding of a Value’s Definition

Please don’t skip any Value. Consider it a refresher course if you feel your child has been recently taught one of the Values

As a slide example comes up, take a few moments to discuss the Value with Your Child. Ask how the people or animals feel, how they look, or how they are doing ?

Pick a time and place to go through Your Child’s Value Learning. Be sure:
- It’s a Quiet Place
- It’s a Comfortable Place
- A Distraction Free Place

Take your time. There’s no race involved. Solid learning is the Goal.
- Quality Before Quantity.
- Use The Amount of Time Necessary.
- Ensure Your Child Learns, Understands, & Recalls

Personally Commit Yourself to The Effort.

Choose a Pace Schedule. Something that will work; some options:
- One Value a Day, repeated over several weeks
- Or, One Value a Week, repeated over several months
- Or, One Value a Month, over 10 Months

When going through the 15 Values, talk about Examples in Your Child’s Life

Print a Value Poster Out, and tape it to Your Child’s Door for the day, week, or month you're teaching that Particular Value

Agree to a live example of the Value you are teaching, that your Child could do with you that week; in the home, at school, or in the community
- Volunteer at a Food Share
- Volunteer at an Animal Rescue
- Fundraise for a Worth Cause
- Think of a spontaneous Act of Kindness … and then try it.

Go to the Share The Thought Section, and order a T-Shirt with a value printed on it … and Share the Thought with friends, neighbor and others.

Commit to talking about each Value as you teach it throughout the Day, Week, Month…

Go to the Children’s Game Section and try them out and have some fun

Team Up with another parent or friend and their Child, and learn together

Each time you sit down to learn a new Value, take a few minutes to review what was taught the last time you met. The more frequent exposure your Child has to the Values the more they will retain and absorb into their thinking, and subsequent conduct.

When Love is the Value to teach, place a lot of emphasis on this Value, as it is clearly the most important of All Values. You will find we have provided many examples of Love.

As a parent or guardian, we encourage you to look over the full listing of the 25 Foundational Values, and see it you would like to add any additional Values to your Child’s learning. Some additional Values, both Foundational and General Other Values to Consider are:
- Additional Foundational Values
  - Joy, Faith
- Additional Other Values
  - Respect
  - Cleaning Up
  - Helping Out
  - Being Polite
  - Asking Questions

Walk the Talk
- Children, of all ages will watch what you do, as well as, what you say.
- If the two don’t match in action and word, Your Child will be less inclined to heed your teachings.
- So be sure and provide a consistent example of the Values in your Activities throughout the day; especially in moments of stress or emotion.

Presentation Slide Show:

Slide show can be used for individualized teaching, especially for children and teens; also for group presentations and meetings.