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This Children’s Day, we delve into the psyche of our little adults and discover what it takes to raise kind children
That was when I realise I can’t teach kids at that age. They are so impressionable; they imitate whatever you do. I’ve to be a good role model all the time.
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By Claire Ong Epoch Times Staff
A
n acquaintance recently related a story from her days as a kindergarten teacher. Once, in haste, she started throwing workbooks to her pupils at the back of the classroom. To expedite the process, she asked a boy to help her distribute.
To her horror, he started throwing workbooks as well. “That was when I realise I can’t teach kids at that age. They are so impressionable; they imitate whatever you do. I’ve to be a good role model all the time,” she mused. See Children on Page 34
It takes both nature and nurture to raise a kind child.
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