How to instill the value of loyalty in children
The word loyalty is a virtue that is hard to find in the world and the society in which we live today. If we look for the word loyalty in the dictionary, its definition is as follows: 'Fulfillment of what the laws of fidelity and those of honor demand'. And how to inculcate something so complicated
The word loyalty is a virtue that is hard to find in the world and the society in which we live today. If we look for the word loyalty in the dictionary, its definition is as follows: 'Fulfillment of what the laws of fidelity and those of honor demand'. And how to inculcate something so complicated to explain to a child ?.
Loyalty is the voluntary commitment that is acquired with something or someone in the good and bad times and it is recommended that children learn this from an early age, the earlier they assimilate this type of concepts, the more easily they will adopt them later in various situations .
How to educate in the value of loyalty to your children
Loyalty is the union of respect, understanding, trust, sincerity and commitment, values that tend to be united and that are fundamental when relating to others. If your child has a friend and hits him, takes away things and everything else, that child will slowly lose trust and respect for our child and therefore break his friendship commitment, and we do not want our son to pass him things like that. However, if we educate our son in the value of loyalty and is a child who helps others and has respect for his friends, others will see him as a person to trust.
Loyalty goes one step beyond friendship. Loyalty for ideals, for a sports club, for an animal, for a religion, etc. Whether it is part of a religious brotherhood, a football team or an environmental community, we must educate our son to respect the values of an institution or a specific cause. Make him see that you have to row all in the same direction, although sometimes you do not like something. Doing something for someone or something you love is part of the meaning of loyalty.
But loyalty is also with oneself. We must inculcate the child who has his ideals, who loves what he does, who does not give up his dreams. Sometimes it is more difficult to be loyal to oneself than to others, because after all we do not get angry with ourselves, it is easy to give up something we want because circumstances are not favorable to us. That is why we have to make our son see that being loyal to oneself is also important, the goal is not reached unless commitments are made along the way.
Examples of loyalty to show our children
- Express loyalty among spouses and with children, family and friends.
- Manifest loyalty to social and religious principles.
- Manifests understanding when someone recognizes their guilt not to point to others.
- Express confidence with your child, family members and others so that they can ask you their questions.
- Complies with family, work, studies or partnership agreements.
- Show your children that you trust them and that they can collaborate with you.
- Establishes housework, its fulfillment is loyalty to the rest of the family.
- Defend your ideas, but always from tolerance and education.
Diego Fernández. Editor of Guiainfantil.com
