Listen to the news on any given day and you are almost guaranteed to find examples of scandals and unethical behavior in any profession.
What’s more, adolescent and teenage students face peer pressure every day and must make decisions on how to respond to these challenges. This is why it's important parents start teaching their children at a young age about values and honesty.
Author Ann Warkentin has written a book, Alphabet of Honor, that shows parents how to start a conversation with their children about values.
The book, naturally, begins with the letter, "A." This "A" is linked with "Accept Responsibility." The photo for “A” is of a little girl with a facial expression that indicates that something has happened to the toy that she is holding up.
Based on the photo, the author poses the following questions to the readers:
1. What do you think happened to the toy?
2. Is this girl in the photo the owner of the toy?
3. How would you feel if the toy were yours?
4. How could you accept responsibility?
5. Has this ever happened to you?
6. How would you handle this? What would you do?
Children can answer these questions on their own or the adult reader can pose the questions and discuss the answer with the child.
Alphabet of Honor can serve as a catalyst for key discussions not only in families but also in the classroom. This book helps parents and teachers instill a child's development of ethics, a clear sense of right and wrong, and a sense of honor. The photos and the text should appeal to a broad age range.
In a society that often promotes values that many parents find unacceptable, mothers and fathers may struggle to find ways of teaching their children ethics and morals at an early age.
Go HERE to preview Alphabet of Honor by Ann Warkentin on the website of MarketingNewAuthors.com.
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