ISSP sharing 5 core values ​​for personality development of children

Parents orient their children to be caring, responsible, honest, respectful, and wisely in the journey of personality improvement. Character building and education for children in the early years of life is of great significance helping to form a moral foundation for children later on. Education experts from Harvard University (in the US) have information that personality affects career success, determines overall attitude and behavior in life. Personality consists of a combination of many characteristics such as thinking, attitude, behavior, ability to communicate, responsibility, honesty, intelligence, etc. In this article, ISSP, a high quality and credible Saigon international school, will share 5 core values ​​of personality development for children.

Caring

Research on human development shows that empathy, care, and compassion begin early. But to become virtuous and conscientious people, children need adult help during childhood.

According to education experts from Harvard University, parents should make an effort to nurture their child’s interest in other people. Experts explain that empathetic people are happier and more successful. In today’s work environment, in addition to professional competence, success often depends on effective collaboration with others. Children with empathy and social understanding are often better collaborators.

Usually, children learn care and respect when they are treated in that way. Parents should love their children in many forms, such as taking care of their physical and emotional needs, building a stable family environment, respecting their preferences and decisions.

Every day, adults have conversations and care about the children’s life. Parents can begin to communicate with their children from simple questions such as “how was your day?”, “what makes you most happy?”, “how can I help you with…”, etc. Besides, the family should organize some activities close to a child such as playing games together, reading books before going to bed, doing housework together, etc.

Honesty

JP International school – France states that, today, in the world people live in, just being educated is not enough. To be successful, each person needs soft skills and good virtues to complement knowledge. In which, honesty is one of the important “assets” that each person needs to own.

JP International School experts offer some Tips to help parents teach the values ​​of honesty to their children from an early age. Specifically, parents talk to their children, often discussing the values ​​of honesty in society. By vivid examples such as when making mistakes, honestly admitting mistakes will receive sympathy, forgiveness, and affection from friends. Besides, parents should also be honest role models for their children.

Respect

For young children, the act of showing respect does not need to be too great. It can be simply listening to friends, talking politely with parents, teachers, elders. This will also instill in children the quality of respecting the differences of others.

Pamela Li, a mother living in California, the US, shared on website Parenting For Brain that one day, her 5-year-old daughter ate cookies in her bedroom. Although she told her not to do this, the daughter ignored mother’s request. Pamela Li got angry and shouted: “I told you not to eat in the bedroom”. The daughter turned to her and left the room.

Pamela Li said that shouting was not effective in this case. To teach children to respect others, parents first need to stay calm and in control of the situation. This is also an act of showing parents respect their children. Then, parents should consider whether their child’s behavior is intentional or unintentional, thereby giving specific advice.

Many situations where children disrespect others because they do not understand the requirements or have not been guided. That is the time when parents need to teach their children, but the education will not be successful if parents are angry or shouting.

Wisdom

Mr. Lester Stephens, principal of International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) with the American standards, said that wisdom is the broadest and most difficult concept to define. Wisdom requires a whole process of discovery from the past to the future and beyond. The Oxford Dictionary provides three definitions of wisdom below.

• Having experience, knowledge, good judgment, intelligence or “listen to your own words of wisdom”.
• The rationality of actions or decisions involving the application of experience, knowledge, and sound judgments.
• Having knowledge and principles that develop in a particular society or period.

At International Preschool and Primary School Saigon Pearl (ISSP), the school appreciates confidence, creativity and innovation. The school values ​​leadership, initiative, a balanced and comprehensive education. The educational environment will create opportunities for all members, so that each individual can practice their leadership ability. In the process, wisdom will be further developed. The school wants all children to try in all fields, encouraging the progress in learning because knowledge will lead to understanding, and then to wisdom.

Responsibility

Responsibility is a life skill, not an obligation. Obligation is to cook a meal, responsibility means that the whole family will eat well. Ms. Kristin Wegner – Advisor, Student Support Coordinator and Head of School Safety at International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) said that parents need to teach their children responsibility from a young age by as simple as a child should himself or herself take care of personal hygiene or complete the homework assigned by the teacher, etc.

At ISSP, responsibility is defined as children being encouraged to pursue their interests and passions. Children are dedicated to learning, diligent, persistent and resilient to achieve success on the academic path.

The school always encourages students to be passionate about learning and improving knowledge. The teachers honor all efforts and successes of their children in the process of studying at school, cultivating skills, and developing a sense of responsibility for themselves.

In fact, there are many ways for children to understand this virtue, such as always being on time, cleaning up everything after using, and being responsible for their own feelings, attitudes and actions. Recently, Ms. Barbara Amador, Integrated Technology Specialist of International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP), together with students learned about the topic “citizens in the age of technology” and how to be responsible in the online world. This is also a topic parents can discuss with their children to make sure they use the Internet safely.

At ISSP, children experience an international curriculum environment. Children are the center of education based on a play-based method, being listened to and respected. At this time, parents and teachers are companions and children’s orientation.

Children build their own learning process, feel about the world around them with their own thoughts and views through exploration and discovery. Teachers create conditions for children to learn from mistakes and solve problems on their own. The child’s growth journey adheres to 5 core values ​​of personality development. They will be caring, responsible, honest, respectful, knowledgeable individuals. Besides, children perfect their personality through communicating with teachers and friends in many different ways through words and actions. Teachers respect children’s abilities, let them think, experience, and feel.

Source: https://www.issp.edu.vn/international-schools-ho-chi-minh-city

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