FOR A BETTER WAY TO LIVE (RULE FOUR)

For a Better Way to Live

Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children. And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success.

I always believe that sparing the rod for naughty kids will spoil them, nor hitting them with it will discipline them. I guess it would be enough to let kids realize that every bad thing they do has consequences; if it can be justified by a rod, then so be it. But a harmonious relationship with your kids is not within the rod – it’s between communications.

Why?

Because discipline without communication is purely punitive. There is no bonding agreement between the two, the parents and the kids. The child can only recall time and time again that his or her parents have been so strict about him – all and nothing else – what a poor way of raising your kids.

Kids don't even need words (except if it's kind) – they need actions – they need role models, likewise not critics.

From the moment they were born is an automatic enrollment to free agency. They become free agent of this world now. Sometimes it will not be your discipline who will mold who they are and who will they be – it will be their choice. And the best way we can do for them is pick them up when they fall.

Hug them as much as you can, cause time will come that you'll be asking yourself “Where did they go?”

They'll going to live you.

Here's a cute poem suggested by Og Mandino for a parent to a kid.

TO ANY LITTLE BOY'S FATHER

There are little eyes upon you, and
they're watching night and day,
There are little ears that quickly take
in everything you say,
There are little hands all eager to do
everything you do,
And a little boy who's dreaming of the
day he'll be like you.

You're the little fellow's idol, you're
the wisest of the wise,
In his little mind, about you no
suspicions ever rise.
He believes in you devoutly, holds that
all you say and do,
He will say and do in your way, when he's
grown up, just like you.

There's a wide-eyed little fellow who
believes you're always right,
And his ears are always open and he
watches day and night,
You are setting an example every day in
all you do,
For the little boy who's waiting to grow
up and be like you.


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INTRODUCTION

RULE ONE

RULE TWO

RULE THREE

RULE FIVE

RULE SIX

RULE SEVEN

RULE EIGHT

RULE NINE

RULE TEN

RULE ELEVEN

RULE TWELVE

RULE THIRTEEN

RULE FOURTEEN

RULE FIFTEEN

RULE SIXTEEN

RULE SEVENTEEN