Insights on Moral Education

Steps to a Happy Family

(Note for Parents)

In the research work about family formation regularities, Nick Stinnett, a Head of Human Development and Family Department in the Lincoln University, state Nebraska, USA, has drawn qualities which characterise a ‘united and strong family’. Among those characteristics are mentioned:

• Spending time together. All sides of life – a meal time, leisure time, house work are planned by those families to share this time together.
• Reciprocal loyalty. Harmonious and strong families thrive to keep everyone’s interests looked after that every member of the family could be happy, because their family appears to them as one of a very high value.
• A decrease of morality among young people is resulted from two factors: a prevalence of peers influence and a weakening of family relations. Precisely, family bonds, which require a time to be developed, have never been so important for the raising children as it is important and actual today.

We can make a very clear conclusion and accept an idea that upbringing good children and keeping families united and strong are flowing in the same dimension.

10 Main Ideas which constitute approach of the educational programme

My Journey in Life

toward the moral development of the children

1. Morality is a respect.

2. Moral development of the children grows slowly and step-by-step.

3. Respect your children and demand from them a respect in return.

4. Teach children on your own good example.

5. Educate children through explanation.

6. Help children to learn how to think independently.

7. Help children to take small but real daily responsibilities and duties.

8. Purposefully balance children’s independence and control.

9. Love children and help them to develop a self-control.

10. Make your family happier by nurturing moral qualities of character in your children.

As everybody knows, we desire to have happy families. And our 10 ideas in regard of understanding of the moral development of the children and actions, based on this understanding are significant for the beautiful and harmonious relationships with the children creating mutual trust, encouragement and support. However, some families experience difficulties, nevertheless, the principles can be applied by:

• Traditional families, where father works outside of home and mother leads a household;
• Families, where both parents work outside of home;
• Families with a second marriage, where one of the parents and adopted children try to build a closeness and create the new family;
• Families with a single parent;
• Families, who experience a separation and try to recreate comfort in their life, to reunite the family together.

During the educational course My World and I we can discuss a proactive way how to raise our children as happy and successful based on the moral views and principles.