Using a slang,the independent nature and what we call a generation gap..is it all really because we youth think its not trendy
and the hep n happening??o is it that we are bored of so called values and our culture with dignity??Lets find out how and what is what..Self-confidence allows a child to respect himself or herself and others and learn the responsibilities that come with it. Norms and limits are important to facilitate this process. Norms and limits teach children mutual respect and
responsibility of their actions — responsibility towards themselves and responsibility towards ensuring other’s rights. This learning starts from childhood. The process by which individuals learn the culture of their society is known as socialisation. Primary socialisation, probably the most important aspect of the socialisation process, takes place during infancy, usually within the family. Socialisation is in fact not confined to childhood. It is a lifelong process.
Culture: Culture consists of values, attitudes, norms, ideas, internalised habits and perceptions as well as the concrete forms or expressions they take, for example in social roles, structures and
relationships, codes of behaviour and explanations for behaviour that are to a significant extent shared among a group of people. Culture is learned and internalised.
Norms: Every culture contains a large number of guidelines, which direct conduct in particular situations. Such guidelines are known as norms. Values: Unlike norms, which provide specific directives for conduct, values provide more general guidelines. A value is a belief that something is good and desirable. It defines what is important, worthwhile and worth striving for. The nature of values includes three constituent components: Intellectual, Emotional and Behavioural.Families are the first and foremost agents in creating the values and attitudes that will prevail among their younger members. The family must provide a context of responsibility where children learn to comply with certain obligations and commitments. Through this, they develop a set of attitudes that will allow them to respond to personal and social demands, since responsibility embraces both an individual and a collective component. Likewise, children are capable of understanding that they have not only rights but also duties. Families are assisted in this task by the school.Schools also have an important role to play in transmitting values to children, as many girls and boys spend a significant amount of their time in schools. Both teacher-student relationships and peer relationships within schools are important when considering value transmission. Through day to day school management and teaching practices, schools can promote and reinforce the values of respect, equality, inclusion, co-operation, participation, responsibility and conflict-resolution. Alternatively, school practices, even if un-intentionally, may reinforce the values of: competition, exclusion, violence and discrimination. Thus, pro-active efforts are required by school management enabling policies and practices which promote child friendly education and transmission of positive values.Schools should be a safe place and provide a stimulating environment for learning. A healthy learning environment for children should:
Promote respectful relationships between people in and out of school
Promote positive learning environments for child development
Provide safe and secure environments
Promote positive attitudes towards non-violence in schools and in the community
Build self-confidence in learning.
Establishing norms and limits in families
To learn to respect others we have to learn to accept responsibilities over our actions. This is an essential learning for children if we want them to be able to establish affective relationships and have good social integration. It has to be part of the learning about rights and responsibilities.