"Parents Want Individuals, Not Kids Who Obey." So read a newspaper headline. This reporting was based on the results of a survey done in New Zealand, which revealed that "only 22 percent of 26) _______ thought children should be taught obedience at home." The survey also found that parents today believe that it is far more important to teach children such matters as good manners, 27) _______ , and responsibility.But is childhood obedience simply to be 28) _______ as something old-fashioned and out-of-date? Or is it among the important lessons that children can learn and benefit from? The wise choice should be the latter. To begin with, it's 29) _______ that parents have the advantage of age and experience. Though they may not appear to know much about computers or some other subjects taught in school, they do know much about living and 30) _______ with life's problems. Young people, on the other hand, lack the 31) _______ thinking that comes with maturity. Thus, they tend to be 32) _______ in decision-making, and yield to negative peer pressure which may 33) _______ both their physical and mental development.The benefits of obedience go far beyond the parent-child relationship. For human society to function smoothly and productively, there must be cooperation, which in turn requires a 34) _______ of obedience. For example, in a marriage, it is readiness to yield, rather than being demanding and insensitive to the rights and feelings of others, that results in a happy, peaceful and 35) _______ marriage.Young people who disobey authority often become misfits in society. In contrast, the lesson of obedience learned in childhood can extend rewardingly throughout one's life. All in all, how advantageous it is to learn obedience in childhood!
"Parents Want Individuals, Not Kids Who Obey." So read a newspaper headline. This reporting was based on the results of a survey done in New Zealand, which revealed that "only 22 percent of 26) _______ thought children should be taught obedience at home." The survey also found that parents today believe that it is far more important to teach children such matters as good manners, 27) _______ , and responsibility.
But is childhood obedience simply to be 28) _______ as something old-fashioned and out-of-date? Or is it among the important lessons that children can learn and benefit from? The wise choice should be the latter. To begin with, it's 29) _______ that parents have the advantage of age and experience. Though they may not appear to know much about computers or some other subjects taught in school, they do know much about living and 30) _______ with life's problems. Young people, on the other hand, lack the 31) _______ thinking that comes with maturity. Thus, they tend to be 32) _______ in decision-making, and yield to negative peer pressure which may 33) _______ both their physical and mental development.
The benefits of obedience go far beyond the parent-child relationship. For human society to function smoothly and productively, there must be cooperation, which in turn requires a 34) _______ of obedience. For example, in a marriage, it is readiness to yield, rather than being demanding and insensitive to the rights and feelings of others, that results in a happy, peaceful and 35) _______ marriage.
Young people who disobey authority often become misfits in society. In contrast, the lesson of obedience learned in childhood can extend rewardingly throughout one's life. All in all, how advantageous it is to learn obedience in childhood!