I'm looking for a poem abot bringing up children it lists various things such as love, respect, condemnation, ridicule etc can anyone help me?It goes something like Bring a child up with love and you will have a loving child, Bring a child up with respect and you will have a respectful child. Thats not it but it goes along those sort of lines.

-- Elaine Parry (elaine@parrys.demon.co.uk), June 09, 1998

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"If a child lives with criticism - he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility - he learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule - he learns to be shy. If achild lives with shame - he learns to be guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance - he learns to be patient. If achild lives with encouragement - he learns confidence. If achild lives with praise - he learns to appreciate. If a child lives with fairness - he learns justice. If achild lives with security - he learns to have faith. If a child lives with approval - he learns to like himself. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship - he learns to find love in the world.

IT'S TITLE: Children learn what they live.

-- Denise Langley (langley.denise.r@edumail.vic.gov.au), December 17, 1998.