When parents are teaching values, their actions will deliver to the children the clearest meanings. This is happening since children learn by observing, so the way that parents will spend their free time or even their money will mirror on their children’s character. The parents should set rules that reflect the values they believe, because then the meaning of the values will be easier. Also, the parents must be effective advocates and this can be accomplished by being caring, loving parents and teachers who set the good example (Childhood Ed

ucation, 2001). They should refuse to exploit their children in any source that is corrupting their sense of the values, because then the children will feel betrayed and confused (Children Education, 2001).

According to Leslie Rescorla ,Ph.D., director of the Child Study Institute at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, parents should promote the self-esteem of their children. Self-esteem comes from feeling competent and capable, so the challenge for parents is to encourage independence but also provide boundaries and rules (Redbook, 1990). Furthermore, it is very important for the parents to know that they should let children draw their conclusions, because this will help in the development of a better understanding ability. An ability that makes children able to know what they need and what they have to do in order to succeed it. Parents, when children do mistakes, should focus not in the child’s shortfalls in relation with the other kids, but at his effort. They should encourage the child to repeat the effort and by the repetition the child will understand the mistake (Redbook, 1999).

Today young children live in a world where values such a compassion and honesty are less important than the materialistic needs and money. Therefore, children should learn to be responsible, caring, fair, and trustworthy. The child will learn these virtues from the school which will also “train” him to be a good citizen. At school teachers should extol virtues like honesty and fairness so as children can have an effective character education (Webster Harriet, 1997). The lessons that the child will have will be an opportunity to perform the values that he

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