Patience

 

 

Patience - calm endurance of provocation;

 forbearance;

quiet and self-possessed waiting. 

 

 

"Patience may be defined for a toddlervas waiting with no talking, complaining or movement.

 

This changes the abstract concept of patience into concrete, achievable behaviours.

 

As with all training, you will instruct, supervise and demonstrate this virtue over many, many days.

 

Your voice needs to be happy and calm and you need to shower yuor child with praise."

 

(Terrific Toddlers 2, page 99) 

KIndness

Kindness - gentle or benevolent nature;

friendly in one's conduct to;

affectionate.

 

 

"I greatly enjoy teaching kindness to my children, as it is very positive training and lots of fun. The look of pure delight on their faces when they know they have chosen to be kind is priceless. It is such a joy to hear them running in saying "Mummy, mummy I was kind to Katie when . . ." The pride they show in their right choice is gorgeous!"

 

 

(Terrific Toddlers 2, page 45)

Speech

Speech - use atriculate utterance in ordinary voice;

make known one's opinion, the truth etc.

 

"It is very possible to teach a small child to manage the

volume,

content

and

quality

of his speech.

 

In this area, more so than many others,

the parental example is key."

 

(Terrific Toddlers 2, page 32)

Obedience

 

Obedience - in accordance with;

submission to rule;

compliance to authority or command.

 

 

'As parents, we are an authority over our children.
We determine what and when they eat (nutrition); when and where they play (safety);

what sports they will initially pursue (physical);

and what they wear each day according to the weather (health).

 

We also decide what they play and learn (educational);

whom they mix with (social)

and we also determine what values and beliefs they will be taught (spiritual).

 

Establishing our parental authority also involves training our children to obey us.
Basically it will require abundant praise for compliance and a firm consequence for non-compliance. '

 

(Terrific Toddlers 2, page 27)