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Our Children Are Our Country's Future

The writing quoted below is probably the best summary of how important our interaction with our children is to their health and well-being for life.  The message is one of consistent caring. 

Family Tradition

CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE
by Dorothy Law Nolte

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 learn confidence.

If children live with tolerance, 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 truthfulness.

If children live with fairness, they learn justice.

If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.

If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves.

If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

   © 1982 Dorothy Law Nolte

Our Product

Visit our Shopping Mall to buy a copy of Dorothy Law Nolte's book for sale: Children Learn What They Live. Written with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, this book is, like the poem, both inspirational and practical, and resonates with readers through its clarity. Each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapter--on jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more--and offers a clear, constructive perspective on teaching its moral lesson.

Birthstones

The Tradition of Birthstones goes back further than written history. People wear jewelry containing stones designated for their Birth Month. The chart below designates the Traditional Birthstones. See "The Janic Tradition" Web Site below for other systems of Birthstone designation.

Additional Web Sites 

Jewelry Central 
Wikipedia 
Think Quest 

Traditions:

Freedom 
1.History
2.Flag
3.Declaration
4.Constitution
5.Bill of Rights
6.American Eagle
7.Ceremonies

Family
1.Weddings
2.Anniversaries
3.Family Meal
4.Window Candle
5.Children 
6.Yellow Ribbon 
7.Values 
8.Flowers 
9.The Recipe Box

American Culture
1.Holidays
2.Craftsmanship
3.Entrepreneurship
4.Leadership
5.Know-How
6.Competition
7.Cost of Living
8.Citizenship
9.Careers

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Last updated January 11, 2009
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