What can be the best way to teach values to kids?

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬?

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬: Teachers play a crucial role in shaping a kid’s thought process and behaviour. They observe and often imitate the way their teachers talk, teach and conduct themselves. Hence, empathetic and patient ones are always the kids’ favourite.

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬: From parents to teachers, from neighbours to strangers, kids notice and learn from everyone. They pick up things quickly at this age and often carry them for a lifetime. So, if they see more helpful people around, then helping others comes easily to them.

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬): Kids between the age of 5 to 8 years spend over 3 hours a day watching videos. These videos may include cartoons, educational, edutainment, game tutorials etc. that pique their interest. So, it is very important to add value to this content to shape these little minds and souls in the right direction. The pace of these videos, the language used, the visuals, the character conduct, and the message it holds, together decide the effect it would have on the little ones.

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Stories are another powerful tool that influence kids to a great extent. They help them differentiate good from bad and right from wrong. They not just develop children’s literacy but also help them build values, beliefs, attitude and social norms.