The word “family” is one of the greatest words in the world. The family is the building block of a community. A family is bound not only by blood but by many other aspects as well. One of them is family values.
Values are the family’s ideas/beliefs about what is important and what is not; what is good and what is bad; what is right and wrong. Each family has a different set of values that are meaningful to them. Some families count honesty and friendship as important values. Other families choose education or cooperation as their top family values.
Family values usually involve some kind of "doing" or action. It reinforces the bond in the family. It is a thread which ties everyone in the family together. It is the one value which all people across generations in family adhere to and respect. Family values give meaning to a family because it is these values that bind us deeply.
Why Are Values Important:
Builds A Foundation:
Children learn the values that are important to the family by observing the actions of their parents and other siblings. We need to keep orally reminding the kids in the family that this particular value is important to the family as a whole. Since we are from that family, this is how we value things. It should become a natural part of their being.
Builds Moral Values:
Strong family bonds encourage children to be the best versions of themselves. The values that we live up to as a family act as role models in moulding the moral character of the members.
Influences Decision Making:
Family values have a great impact on the decisions people make throughout their life. In times of critical decisions, they act as an anchor and help individuals determine what to do.
Helps In Parenting
Parenting is a road full of rumbles & bumps. Creating family values acts as a suspension to make sure that your vehicle doesn’t get derailed. We teach our kids the importance of the beliefs we hold dear and want them to inculcate in their lives too. We want them to be good human beings and a solid value system helps lay that foundation.
Helps Understand The Difference Between Good & Bad
We cannot control who our children meet and how their presence may affect them. The adolescent age is a very crucial period for a child. It is in these times that family values help the child to determine what is good and bad for them. It helps them understand which deeds are morally correct and which ones are not. This understanding saves them from being victims of what we call as anti-social elements.
To sum it all up, values make a person who they are while giving them a sense of belonging and identity.
What are the values you are teaching your child? What do you think are important things that will help mould them? Write to us at [email protected] or talk to us in the comments below.
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Mansi Zaveri
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