Teaching values to your children

Dana Entin, Parent Educator, shares advice for parents on how the best way to teach values to children is by looking inward and reflecting those values outward
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Teaching values to your children

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The best way to teach values to children, is for parents to really look inward, and decide what values are important to them, and what values are important to teach their children. A couple of things to remember. Modeling these values is very important. The more the children see the values, the more it becomes normal for them. Repetition. Children need to see these values exercised over and over again, to really get a clear picture that being civil and living a valued life is not easy it's complicated, but they need to see the many different scenarios. The last thing is to use storybooks and movies, like "Aesop's Fables" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," so children really learn some of those common values that are important in life.

Dana Entin, Parent Educator, shares advice for parents on how the best way to teach values to children is by looking inward and reflecting those values outward

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Dana Entin, RN, MN, PNP

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Dana is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who has been teaching parenting classes for the past 10 years. She understands that all families are unique, but believes that children thrive with healthy values, discipline, respect, and an environment where parents understand normal development and are open and excited about their role as a parent. Dana is a true advocate for children and parents alike. Today’s parents are inundated with blogs, books and boatloads of people telling them what to do.  Dana uses her advanced practice nursing background to help parents better understand research and information pertaining to parenting.

Dana has written many articles, lectures, and does private and small group consultations. She has completed a parent handbook on discipline and is currently working on a new book. 

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The best way to teach values to children, is for parents to really look inward, and decide what values are important to them, and what values are important to teach their children. A couple of things to remember. Modeling these values is very important. The more the children see the values, the more it becomes normal for them. Repetition. Children need to see these values exercised over and over again, to really get a clear picture that being civil and living a valued life is not easy it's complicated, but they need to see the many different scenarios. The last thing is to use storybooks and movies, like "Aesop's Fables" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," so children really learn some of those common values that are important in life.