SCHOOL FOR PARENTS: Tips to encourage kindness in children.

One of the most important goals for parents is to cultivate goodness in children so that they become good people. We all want our children to help other people and not be cruel, intolerant or biased toward others.

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Friendliness and cerebral structure.

Let's be realistic. Being always friendly is not easy. Even adults are not always willing to share what belongs to them. It is not easy for us to help others when it seems that we need help for ourselves.

The good news is that goodness can be learned. Like any other pattern of behavior, kindness can develop by repeating certain actions. The main way a child develops new behaviors is the imitation of others.

This means that parents have many opportunities to teach the child's kindness. On the other hand, it imposes a great responsibility on parents to show a good example.

Neurons are brain cells that are responsible for imitation. They are especially active in childhood. When children observe the actions of others, their brain reacts as if they themselves perform this action. The new neural connections are formed in their brains, and this creates a basis for their behavior, which they will adhere to throughout their lives.

Thanks to neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to adapt and change, people have the ability to master new behaviors, even be kinder. The brains of children have a special ability for this, because the child has not formed habits for life.

As children grow up, you can see how kind they are because of their nature. For some, it is more pronounced, for someone less. However, there is also a situational goodness that must develop in the child. When you teach kindness to a child, he understands that this is important. It must take into account the stage of development of the child. At any age, children need to know how to be kind in life.

Why do we need more kindness?

People today too often condemn others. Online comments about celebrities or ordinary people have become commonplace. A bad attitude towards others is not something new: people have been behaving in this way since time immemorial. But today people began to condemn each other in an easy, fast and anonymous way. Children who live and develop in the world of digital technologies and social networks learn this very quickly.

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Children do not tend to see things in a broad context. Because young children focus only on what they see and can not see things in perspective, they do not realize the consequences of behaviors such as bad manners, ignoring someone or making fun of someone. In addition, children usually focus on themselves, which means that they can not always see the situation from the position of another person and not think about what the other person feels.

However, this does not mean that children are of a cruel nature. In fact, they are prone to empathy and ready to help. Parents, educators, teachers and other adults can use these natural inclinations and encourage children to think about other people's feelings before doing certain things.

Classes that teach kindness to a child.

To teach preschoolers about goodness, you can bring certain activities to the child's daily routine. Consider some of them:

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• Invite a child to do something good for his teacher. Let him draw a picture for him or bring some treats;
• Donate to charity toys that the child no longer plays. Explain to the child that this can help other children who are less fortunate;
• On the way to kindergarten, invite your child to offer a smile to five people who will meet you on the way;
• Tell your child to invite all friends to play. When someone does not play, this is bad;
• If you have two children, ask them to take turns choosing a movie they watch together at night;
• Invite the child to make a drawing for the grandparents and send them by mail;
• Encourage your son to help you at home. Choose the classes according to their age;
• Explain to the child why it is important to say the words "thank you" and "please";
• When you see that someone is okay, pay attention to the child;
• Invite a child to share his favorite toy with a friend. The best way to teach a child to be nice is a good example of parents. When you are kind to your friends, family and strangers, they will learn this from you.

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