Golden Attitudes that they should learn and practice in Life

Good evening dreamers!! What's the latest update on your life? I believe most of us still coping up on hustling and doing our priorities in outside world. But despite on our busyness, I hope that you can still find some time to take a rest. Don't let your health be at stake because of your hectic schedule. Still, we should prioritize and health, physically and mentally.

Kids nowadays rely on technology. Most often even at the young age, they spend their time looking at the screen and using their gadgets. It is very seldom seeing kids enjoying playing outside like we used to do when we still a kids. Time changes so that the lifestyle changes as well. But if there is something that we should not neglect to teach them is the good values that they will need to practice until they grow old. I believe that each parent have their strategy or parenting style to nurture their child's behavior. They always want the best for us right?

As you know, I currently living together with my two nephews. Since their parents is busy working, most of the time I am the one who taking care to them. I can't deny that sometimes it is stressful to handle a hyper and super active kids but it is fulfilling to see their smile. As they growing up, we want them to learn golden attitude in life. Even they are only 3 &5 years old, we always remind them to humble themselves and don't make yourself as the reason why others are being hurt or to be lonely. And here is some of that attitudes that we teach to them at the very age. Moreover when I have a kids in the next 20 years, I also want them to learn this things.

Be Appreciative

Even small or big things, we always said to them that they should appreciate it. No matter what the cost behind that thing,the most important is the value and efforts of the person to give that things. We also remind them to say Thank you everytime they received some gifts or something from someone. A simple gesture and smile is already a big thing. And we are glad because they already know how to appreciate everything that we have.

Be Generous

If you are happy to receive, you should also be happy to give. We teach them to share the things that they have especially if there's an extra of it. I remember when we are buying in a bakery, my nephew asked me to buy another one bread and he immediately give this to the beggar besides the street. Actually as a Tita, I am proud seeing them sharing the blessings they have. When I asked him, he respond " I feel pity on him because he don't have food while us, we have a lot. We are blessed to have it right Tita?" I hope that he can still practice it even he is an adult. We want them to know that giving is not only helping a person but it also allow us to help ourselves. No one dies because of being generous but I know someone who died because of selfishness.

Be Respectful

Even they are speaking English, we tend to remind them to still used " Opo" and "Po" everytime they talked to elders. They should not also raise their voice because basically they are the one who should listen to an adults. They should listen first before they speak and give their opinion or explanation. You know what I love the most about this kids is before they going to their bed, they didn't forget to take " Mano" or to blessed to us. I know that only few still do such thing but we are happy that it is still practice inside our house.

Be Faithful

This is the most important of all, we always remind them to pray and talk to God everytime they woke up and before they sleep. At that age, they already know to lead a basic prayer. Of course they can't still speak fluently because there is still words that they can't pronounce correctly but at least, they know how to communicate to our creator. Actually one of them said that he wants to serve in church but he is still young doing so. We hope that he didn't change his mine when his already allowed to serve. We are glad that they already know how to build connection and relationship to God.

Be a Saver

We tend to give their wish but if we know that it's already too much, we tend to say No. Their parents don't want to be their kids a spoiled to us. They remind us that we should not spoiled our nephews because maybe they think that it is always okay to asked for something. And I am agree to that because I also want them to value the money they have. Actually, we teach them to save on a piggy bank so that they have money if they want to buy things. We also remind them that not all the things that they want would be get in an instant. It is more worth it if they get it when they put some efforts and work on it. I enjoy bringing them in a grocery or in a Mall because they are not fond of asking us to buy this or that. Sometimes, we are the one who initiate to buy them a toys as a reward and they will asked if we have money to buy it.

Be a Human

A human should act as a real human. What I meant about it is we should not see ourselves as beyond or above to others because we have something that others don't have. I always said to my nephews that a human knows to value their fellow. A human knows to listen and to apologize everytime they hurt someone. That they should treat everyone as equally as them. I don't know if they already understand what I'm trying to say but I hope when they fully understand, they will become a real human who knows to humble and bow themselves.

That is some of the golden attitudes that we teach and we still nurture to them. Even so we can't still say that their parents doing a perfect strategy or we are a perfect role model to them. We also commit mistakes and sometimes we also show our bad sides especially when we are not in the mood. But as long as we want them to be a good kids, we try to be a role model that they can still looked up to. You know what, sometimes I'm imagining what's gonna be our life when they grew up. For sure, we will gonna missed their naughtiness and energy. As we want them to be our babies forever, we also want to allow them to explore and understand what actually life is. But for now,we still pampering them in our arms.

This little kiddo want to say good night to you. Have a sweet dreams ahead dreamers!!