Always be on time
Be a model of honesty
Care about their hurts
Do acts of kindness
Every day, give plenty of hugs and kisses
Forget past offences
Give occasional "token gifts" of love
Have a happy disposition - "a merry heart."
Invest quality time
Jump for joy when they bring home a good grade
Keep looking for the good and positive
Listen to their cares and woes and excitement
Make adjustment for physical pain
Never criticize in front of their peers
Only say words that edify, that they may want to live up to them
Put on the heart of patience
Quietly discipline in private
Recognize that each child is creatively, uniquely different and specially gifted
Spend time reading to them and listening to them read
Take care of yourself
Understand the age-appropriate behavior of each child
Voice - teach them to share facts, thoughts, ideas, dreams, opinions, intuition
Welcome their friends
X-ray to the needs of the heart
Yesterday doesn't have to dictate today
Zoom in on good behavior
(Glenda Hotton, M.A.)
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