When I was six and my younger brother was three, my mum started to go to work. Not like most women nowadays, my mum went to work just for obtain more income to make the whole family’s life better. Women now have more requirements on jobs and need the career and personal development to fulfil dreams. As a result, I took the responsibility of taking care of my brother. As for rewards, mum bought us sweet round candy, which was packed in a small plastic bag that time. This was her words to us and she never let us down. So it was the happiest time when we heard the footstep of mom’s coming home. The candy was thirty cents that time, but we take it seriously then. Mum always keep her promise to her kids and she was also a good example to her children to learn the importance of keeping words to others. She never promised toys or gadget easily. However, if she answered with ok, she always tried to keep her words to us and didn’t care the cost she would pay for.
Mom’s this kind of character affect both my brother and I in the later days of daily life. Keeping words help us to establish the solid and reliable relationship between friends and the most important thing is the respect from people around us. Friends rely on us and believe in us.
If you give your children words about something, try to keep it or don’t response so easily. Teach your children to keep promise and give the explanation of the reason when they cannot do it. Like I said, parents are always the example of their children.
