| PRIMARY ATTITUDES |
PROMOTING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE |
AVOIDING A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE |
| DEVELOPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SELF |
Promote self-confidence, by expressing faith in improvement. |
Do not intimidate, or create self-doubt through criticism. |
Stimulate independence by offering freedom and opportunity. |
Do not foster dependence by demonstrating your own superiority. |
| Encourage self-demand and creativity by setting an example. |
Do not model or promote self-indulgence. |
| Model and encourage acceptance of self and one's gender. | Do not demonstrate or suggest rejection of self and one's gender.
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| DEVELOPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD DIFFICULTIES |
Foster a striving to overcome obstacles, to build courage and confidence by undertaking reasonable challenges. |
Do not discourage by making impossibly high demands, or making life too easy. |
| Permit and support initiative. |
Do not make child into a puppet.
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| Advocate and demonstrate perseverance and thoroughness. |
Do not illustrate and reinforce impatience and sloppy work. |
| DEVELOPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD OTHERS |
| Inspire a feeling of caring for all of mankind. |
Do not fill the child with indifference and prejudice. |
| Engender cooperation and the willingness to do one's share. |
Do not demonstrate and provoke rivalry & harmful competition. |
| Teach child to be undemanding of others. |
Do not create climate of self-centered entitlement. |
| Help child become satisfied with his fair share, with enough. |
Do not condone greed and selfishness. |
| Demonstrate and encourage helpfulness to others. |
Do not be an example of exploitation and tyranny. |
| Show the child the appeal of being a giving person. |
Do not sow the seeds for the child to become a taking person. |
| DEVELOPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD THE OTHER SEX |
Generate a deep appreciation for the other sex. |
Do not, by word or action, depreciate the other sex. |
| Facilitate a full understanding of and closeness to the other sex. |
Do not create ignorance or distance. |
| Promote a warmth, trust and friendliness. |
Do not spawn hostility and mistrust. |
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