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The Role of Family in Building Good
Character
In
this global era, we really need independent, responsible, and confident
generations to face all the life’s challenges in the future. To achieve this,
it takes strong and good characters within each person. The characters must be
built and nurtured as early as possible. Many say that the age of 0-6 years is
the time when the person’s brain is growing rapidly and can record everything
he sees, therefore this period is referred to as the golden age of a child. Therefore,
we need agent to build this kind of characters. The most important agent is a
family because most people spend more time with their family and a family is
the first institution where a child learns informally.
Being
independent is one of the characters that is really needed, so that a child can
be successful in the future and can face tough challenges in life. Because of
that, the role of the family is needed. How to nurture this character? It is
easy. For example, since little, a child must be accustomed to doing small
things like washing his own shoes, making the bed himself, or going to school
alone. All these practices can bring a positive impact in the future. Moreover,
a child will not be spoiled. Because he is used to do things, when he grows up
and faces a problem in society, he will be able to try to cope with those
problems by doing something by himself first.
The
second is being responsible. This character is established by, for example, assigning
a child washing his own dishes after meals or doing homework. If the child is
accustomed to do such things, he will develop a sense of responsibility of a
given task. Another example is when a child is given tasks to take care of his
brother/sister while his parents are away. With these basic things, a child has
learned to be fully responsible for their duties. So when he is given a greater
tasks or responsibilities in a scale or environment, then he will be able to
always maintain the responsibility for the task as best as he can. The other
way to build responsible character, for example is when a child is given
Rp50.000 for pocket money for weeks or months. This can teach a child how to
use and manage the money for useful or important thing. This way is very
useful, not only to be responsible but it also can teach the child on how to
prioritize their budget to live thriftily.
The
third is being confident. Confidence is the character needed not only in the
future but also in everyday activities, because it shows how capable someone in
social life and in public. However, in fact, there are many youngsters who have
a sense of inferiority and lack of confidence. For example, many students cheat
in examination or copy their friends’ work just to get a good mark. Another
example is being reluctant in doing something because they are afraid to fail.
This is because parents do not give enough support and courage for the children
to do things. Parents usually say “you can’t do this or that”, or “don’t do
this or that. These will demotivate and discourage a child and as the result he
will be afraid and discouraged to do things, or in short, is not confident.
Because of that, parents must give love, a lot of motivation and support
children in any business they do so that the children will have a self
confidence because they think that they can do something if they are encouraged
by their father and mother and even brother or sister. If these are practiced
or performed, then the children would bring that attitude until they grow up
and become successful as an individual and as a social creature.
There
are many other characters that can be built and nurtured in a family. But the
conclusion of it all can be seen from what is expressed by Dorothy Law Nolte
that, if the child is raised with criticism, he learns the curse. If the child
is raised with hostility, he learns to fight. If the child grows up with
ridicule, he learns inferiority. If the child is raised with contempt, then he
learns regret. If the child is raised with tolerance, he learns to control
himself. If a child grows up with the motivation, he learns to trust himself.
If the child is raised with tenderness, he learns to appreciate. If the child
is brought up with a sense of security, so he learns to trust, and if the child
is raised with support, so he learns to appreciate himself. These are the
importance of a family in building a person’s character.
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