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Children Learn What They Live

An ancient Chinese proverb tells us, "A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark."

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An ancient Chinese proverb tells us, "A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark."

Notice what they love to do in their free time. Help them discover their unique positive talents and help nurture them into skills.

A healthy sense of belonging, identity, and worthiness is also essential to belief in your dreams.

The chair's fourth leg is self-efficacy, a functional belief in your ability to control what happens to you in a changing, uncertain world.

Emphasize it constantly: Setbacks are not failures.

"Treat our children with the same respect, we expect from them."

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, Not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them be like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday

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