Family education plays an undeniable role in the development and growth of every child. When nurtured well by parents, children will grow up with a bright future, full of potential, along with a friendly and likable personality. However, if parents do not nurture them properly, children can become negative individuals.
In fact, just by observing a child’s daily behavior, we can tell how well they are being nurtured by their parents. According to education experts, if a child exhibits the following behaviors, it is evidence that the parents are nurturing the child well.
Empathy towards others
When a child recognizes the sadness in their mother’s eyes, or when they approach to comfort their crying friends, it shows that the child is empathetic and cares about the emotions of others. Furthermore, the child sympathizes with the sorrows that others are experiencing. A child who can console others in this way demonstrates a high emotional intelligence (EQ) and has received good education from their family.
The former president of Google in China, Mr. Kai-Fu Lee, once stated, “In any field, EQ is twice as important as IQ.” A person with high EQ understands and considers emotions, and often has a happy and fulfilling life.
If your child is a child who knows how to comfort and understand the emotions of others, it is truly a pride for parents. Such a child can easily handle complex relationships between individuals in the future. Children often have a humble personality and do not become arrogant when they achieve success. Especially, they are always respected and admired by others.
Discipline and cultured behavior
Discipline and cultured behavior in children are important factors that parents need to cultivate from an early age. Parents should not neglect to educate their children just because they think they are young and will change as they grow up. Children are not born with social communication skills, so parents need to teach them appropriate behavior from an early age. The rules and actions implemented from now on will accompany the child throughout their growing up.
If you see your child greeting adults, greeting their parents every time they come home from school, tidying up and organizing things in their room, turning off lights, helping their parents with housework, asking for permission when leaving the house and coming back on time…, that is evidence that parents are educating their children correctly.
In addition, there are many other signs that show that a child is disciplined, such as not causing trouble in public places, lining up to buy tickets, keeping order, throwing garbage in the trash can…
Training discipline in children is necessary, parents should strictly discipline their children. However, strictness does not mean physical punishment or verbal abuse of the child. Parents should cleverly create interest for the child to be disciplined. For example, instead of shouting at the child, “Brush your teeth, put on your pajamas and go to bed! Hurry up!”, gently say to them, “Do you want to brush your teeth first or put on your pajamas first, which one do you like better?”…
Ability to argue
According to a recent study at the University of Virginia, USA, children who have the ability to argue with their parents from an early age will develop the ability to cope with differences in opinions and pressures in social life as they grow up. This breaks the traditional notion that children arguing back is a sign of misconduct. In fact, children having their own opinions and viewpoints on all issues is necessary for them to become decisive and courageous.
Children often like to argue, but with a humble and gentle attitude, it shows that they have strong self-consciousness, a rich vocabulary, and enough knowledge to confidently challenge their friends. Therefore, when a child argues back, parents should not get angry immediately. The most important thing parents should do is teach their child how to respond appropriately. Guide them to articulate their thoughts, and finally, explain the reasons, argue in a gentle and polite manner, thereby developing their ability to express logic, which will be beneficial for their comprehensive development in the future.
Children doing things within their abilities
In the world of children, there are some children who are capable of cleaning their rooms but choose to lie down waiting for their parents to come and tidy up, fold their clothes for them. However, there are also children who are very independent. Not only do they clean their own rooms, but they also proactively help their parents with other household chores such as washing dishes, hanging up clothes to dry, cooking when their parents come home late from work…
If your child can do that, it is evidence that parents have succeeded in teaching their children life skills, fostering their sense of responsibility for the shared work of the whole family. This is an important step in shaping the character and qualities of the child, contributing to their comprehensive development in the future.
Honesty and high sense of responsibility
Young children, with boundless curiosity, sometimes do not realize the consequences of their actions. When a child recognizes their mistakes and apologizes for their actions, without avoiding or blaming others, we can see that the child is honest. This shows that the parents have educated the child well, fostered in them the willingness to admit mistakes and take responsibility for their actions.
When a child is too afraid to admit their mistakes, parents should not get angry, scold, physically punish, or threaten the child. Those actions only increase the child’s fear and make them instinctively hide their mistakes. Instead, gradually encourage the child to honestly speak out about what they have done. Then, explain to the child why their actions were wrong, what consequences they have caused, and the feeling of sadness and guilt when they make mistakes but do not dare to admit them.
When parents gently and patiently educate their child in this way, the child will not act thoughtlessly without considering the consequences. The child will also know how to behave appropriately with others and not cause harm to anyone. Children who take responsibility when they grow up will become responsible adults. This is the goal that every parent aims for in the process of educating their children.
A heart overflowing with gratitude
In China, there is a couple who worked hard for many years to raise their only son and send him to a prestigious school. However, after their son started working, he forgot his obligations to his family back home and hardly ever sent money back.
Why did the parents give everything to their child but fail to raise grateful children? When you give your child unconditional love and indulgence, over time, the child will take your efforts for granted.
Therefore, if you do not want to raise an ungrateful child, do not do too much for the child, even do everything for the child just because of them. From now on, love your child in a restrained way, teach them gratitude, so that they learn to care for and give to others, and most importantly, the child must understand their responsibilities.
A grateful child will feel sorry when they make mistakes towards their parents, often offer help to share with their parents. When their parents are sick, the child will try their best to take care of them, when their parents are sad, they will find a way to make their parents happy… People say that raising a grateful child is the greatest wealth of a family.
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