Lifestyle Choices

Many parents hold to the foolish idea that money is the important thing in life. As a result they neglect their children and fail to spend sufficient time in their training. This is a serious mistake. Money is always useful, but material wealth alone will never guarantee a happy home. In fact, it might have the opposite effect.

Although a good bank account might be a fine asset to any well-trained young person, it could be a menace to one who has never had adequate training. When such a person inherits a large fortune, he may quickly lose it on useless investments. Or as it sometimes happens, he may try to dominate those around him by giving or withholding money. In the end no one is happy.

Again, there is the danger that some children may believe money is the only object of any value in life. It then may become their only goal and reason for existence. They may make money— even to accumulating large fortunes—and yet find themselves a long way from genuine happiness and contentment. They have placed their faith in a fluctuating stock market rather than in the enduring values of life. This never leads to true happiness.

The finest asset any child can have is a happy home. Such an environment will enable him to develop strength and stability of character, thereby teaching him to face the future without fear or undue anxiety. It also will give him something worthwhile to live for. If he exhibits good judgment in later years, much of the credit must go to those who trained him. If he fails, it may have been due to troubles in his home, his school, or unsympathetic and hostile relatives. A great percentage of juvenile problems can be traced to faulty home education and unwholesome influences in early childhood. Undoubtedly there would be fewer juvenile delinquents if there were more homes where children learned to love and respect their fellow men.

 

Avoiding Nervous Breakdowns

Most of the nervous problems so common today arise from insecurity in childhood. Divorce takes its toll. It is easy to obtain, and in parts of the world it is taken for granted. This is tragic, especially when young children are involved. It is not the parents who suffer most from a broken home, but rather the children. If more people realized this, they would think seriously before their own misunderstandings reached the point of no return.

What is a happy home? It is a place where each member of the family can feel that he is loved and wanted. Such a home is a place where a child can always be assured of acceptance by his loved ones. It will build within him a strong sense of security and affection. In such a favorable environment he has a chance to learn the true values of life. Here the storms and misunderstandings of the outside world can be forgotten, allowing the child a better chance of adjusting himself to the stresses and strains of the competitive world.

That child of yours needs parents he can love and trust. He needs to feel that regardless of what problems arise, his parents will always love and trust him, though not always agreeing with his viewpoint. It is important for him to feel that his home is a pleasant place in which to live. When his earliest years are spent in an atmosphere that is free from bitterness and unfair criticism, his sense of loyalty will broaden and deepen as he grows older. At the same time affection for his loved ones will likewise increase..

A child who is privileged to grow up under such favorable conditions will meet storms that swirl around him without being unduly shaken. He will feel assured of peace within. Nervous problems that afflict so many others are unlikely to affect him. Why? Because a strong sense of security has been built into his personality during the important early years of life. His future may be uncertain, but he will not be afraid, for his mind has been molded by parents who are in tune with each other and with God.

Remember this: Happy parents create happy homes. Happy homes produce happy children. Happy children create happy communities. Happy communities make a happier world.

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