春花 in USA：博士号の後。

　ここ最近電話でお父さんが、「春花、ドロシー・ロー・ノルト、知っとるか？」と熱く聞いていたのでネットで調べてみたら、子育てについての詩や本を書いているカウンセラーの人だった。結構前にお母さんが、この人の詩をパソコンで打ったのをプリントして送ってくれていて、お母さん、おちゃめに自分で勝手に詩を付け足していた。お父さんは、この詩の日本語訳に感銘を受けて本を買って来てみたら、お母さんが一足先にもう持ってたらしい。調べるまで知らなかったんだけど、日本で結構有名な詩みたいです。子育て、家族、教育といった私が興味を持っている分野に関心がある両親を持って、いつも良い刺激をもらってます。

Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

Copyrighted 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte

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