Home Is The Most Important Place For Education
Home is the first social environment your child is introduced to. It is the place where your little one will receive the emotional and educational lessons that will ensure his psychological well-being.
Your home is where he will be hugged and kissed. It is here where he will also learn to say “thank you” .
What your child learns at home will help him grow up to be a happy, respectful and sincere person.
Sociologists and psychologists are well aware that the dynamics behind the closed doors of the house affect people in a direct way.
What takes place within those walls is sometimes a mini-edition of society itself. A home can be a place governed by educational democracy, but it can also be a dictatorship.
Therefore, as mothers and fathers, we must clearly define from the outset what kind of education we want to give our children.
Every word, deed and gesture will not only leave its mark on your child’s brain; it will leave a mark on the subtle and invisible frame of your home.
A home should be a refuge
Experts in psychology can make observations based on interactions that take place between the members of a social group. By observing how family members interact with each other, they can easily analyze the emotional home environment.
Sometimes just looking at a face or hearing the tone in someone’s voice is all they need. After all, this information can reveal whether the home is a place of happiness or where discontent is dripping from the walls.
We must be aware of this fact: a home should be a refuge and a psychological and emotional reference point for every child. So let’s build our child the most beautiful, inviting, happiest and most meaningful home we can imagine.
My house may be small, but it’s full of big hearts
Some houses are bigger on the inside than on the outside. However, sometimes you just have to step over the threshold to breathe in the balanced atmosphere.
You can see the affection written on the faces of those who live there. There is respect in the air. You can feel the joy of a child growing up with the idea of living in a castle.
These are hands down the happiest homes. In these families we see a number of characteristics that are worth considering.
A house where positive emotions predominate
Houses where positive emotions dominate are houses whose inhabitants are people with emotional intelligence.
- In order to have and show positive emotions, we must learn to deal with negative emotions. For example, when there is anger, no one hides it and no one overlooks it. We talk about what has made us angry and try to fix things.
- For example, in the type of house where happiness and harmony prevail, there are people who understand each other and can put themselves in the position of the other. They can imagine how the other person feels and thus can better understand his point of view. They know how to provide solutions.
- In addition, a happy home is also a place where the expression of feelings and caresses is part of the upbringing. There are hugs, there is security, a loving atmosphere in which every child feels valued and protected.
A home that conveys values
An upbringing with noble values is a tool with which we can enrich the world with more civilized children. It is a way of raising children to be people who feel involved with others and with nature. People who help build a more harmonious world.
- Since parents are their child’s first role models in this social fabric, early education at home is essential. From a very early age, children should learn to say simple things such as “thank you”, “sorry” and “good morning”. In addition, by learning these simple expressions, your child will learn much more than just politeness.
- We must not forget that, with these social expressions of respect, children also learn about its effect on their environment. When they say “thank you” or “sorry” , they notice almost immediately that these words have power. They are words that bring people together and that deserve respect, friendship and recognition.
- Values are social constructs that integrate a noble way of understanding life and the world. They include things like love for nature and animals, striving for equality and justice, protecting the weak, helping others, reading, knowledge, freedom, etc. Therefore, if we teach our children the right values, we will world truly special people.
Home is the most important place
Finally, never forget that a home is much more than walls with windows where we can live and find shelter. A home is a place where we live together. It is like a second womb where a child learns the most important lessons of life.
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