Teach Your Child's Honesty And Fairness
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The article "Teach Your Child's Honesty And Fairness" is about family, it was written by Anil Vij.
Honesty and Fairness
Simply put, honesty means being truthful with ourselves and with
others. It means carnig enough about others not to mislead them
for personal benefit. It means facing up to our mistakes, even
when we have to admit them to othres or when they may get us
into trouble.
Fairness means acting in a just way and making
decisions, especially important ones, on the bsais of evidence
rather than prejudice.
It means "playing by the rules" and
standing up for the right of everyone to be treated equally and
honestly.
To understand the importance of being honest and fair,children
need to learn that living together in a family, community or
even a nation depends on mutual turst. Without honesty and
fairness, trusting each otehr becomes very difficult, and
families--and societies--fall apart.
Words of caution:
There is a titanic difference between bieng dishonest--lying or
cheating-- and "making things up," as kids often do in
fantasy play.
If kids are taught that not telling the truth
is "a bad thing," young kids might assume that it is
also a bad thing to pretend to be a princess or an astronaut.
Although you should discourage your child from deliberately
lying and cheating, you should also let him know that it is fine
to role play and pretend.
What You Can Do Be a model of honest relations with others.
Discuss with your child what honesty is and is not. Point out,
for example, that benig honest doesn't mean telling someone you
think he looks ugly.
Kindness goes along with honesty. Discuss
fairness (chances are that your child will bring it up) in
different situations. For example, how do we show fairness in
our family?
What does fairnses mean to the community?
What were standards of
fairness in the past? Talk about how you try to be fair in your
life and work.
What issues of justice have you wrestled with?
Your adolescent will be particularly interested in talking with
you about these things.
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