"Well done is better than well said."- Benjamin Franklin What We Normalise at HomeRules alone do not create good behaviour. People often learn more from what they observe than from what they are told. If the adults at the table won't try what's new, it's hard to ask the same of the kids. The same is true for respect, patience, and consideration - children pick up the behaviour, not the instruction. Before asking what society should change, it may be worth asking what behaviour we are normalising in our own homes. Perhaps social change does not always start with a new rule or a public campaign. Sometimes, it starts with the example we set when nobody else is watching. Tags |
Week 28. What We Practise at Home
"Well done is better than well said."- Benjamin Franklin What We Normalise at HomeRules alone do not create good behaviour. People often learn more from what they observe than from what they are told. If the adults at the table won't try what's new, it's hard to ask the same of the kids. The same is true for respect, patience, and consideration - children pick up the behaviour, not the instruction. Before asking what society should change, it may be worth asking what behaviour we are normalising in our own homes. Perhaps social change does not always start with a new rule or a public campaign. Sometimes, it starts with the example we set when nobody else is watching. Tags |