The outstanding Polish teacher, the writer, the doctor and the public figure of Janusz Korczak has made 10 principles of education of children which should be known to everyone:

 

1. Do not expect that your child will be just like you, or the way you want him to be. Help him to become not you, but themselves.

2. Do not ask the child to pay for all that you did for him. You gave him life, how can he repay you? He will give life to another, one – third, and this is an irreversible law of gratitude.

3. Do not vent your grievances on the child, so that old age does not have the bitter bread. For what you sow, so shall arise.

4. I do not look down on his problems.  Life is given to each within their own abilities, and be sure – it is hard for him too, no less than you do, and perhaps more, since he has no experience.

5. Do not put down!

 

 

 

6. Do not forget that the most important meeting of man – his meeting with the children. Pay more attention to them – we can never know whom we meet in a child.

7. Do not torture yourself, if you can not do something for your child, just remember: not enough is done to the child, if not done everything possible.

8. The child – it’s not a tyrant, who takes possession of your whole life, not just the fruit of the flesh and blood. This is a precious cup, which God gave you to keep and develop it in a creative fire. It liberated the love of mother and father, who would not grow “our”, “their” child, but the soul, given for saving.

9. Know how to love someone else’s child. Never do to a stranger what would not want to be done to yours.

10. Love your child for everything – untalented, unsuccessful, grown up. Talking with him, rejoice because the child – it is a holiday, who is still with you.

 

Janusz Korczak