"A View" Explained in Text: Family Values, Respect, Playful Teasing, and Hurtful Teasing

Essay by L0giTHigh School, 10th gradeA-, August 2004

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Many parents are always talking about respect and how they want their children to be respectful, well here are all the true values that children should have, and an explanation. Parents should probably read this. I know many people dont know the reasons of their actions or why they even do the things they do.

The Meaning of Family Values. Life and people are always changing, but the main values and bases of the concept of family should always remain present. To many people, the definition of the word family is a unity among a group of people who care and tend to each other's needs, while forming an unbreakable bond. Therefore, family values are important and should be cherished and nurtured. Love, support, friendship, and guidance are key qualities necessary to form a family bond. Family is considered to be an elite and exclusive society in which most people in today's world do not belong to or do not have the privilege of being a part of.

The love within a family teaches a child about solidarity, which brings the teachings of virtue, sensitivity and assertiveness. Everyone has the need to feel loved, but the best love there can be is the love of a family. Children, who grow without a family, are more likely to be unhappy simply because of the lack of love that they can't receive anywhere else. The influence of family life should never be underestimated. Some people define family as simple genetics; however, that is not always the case.

Children had and will always be the future for a better tomorrow; therefore, parents and schools should provide them with the necessary "equipment". This equipment will help children when they become adults to live their life by having limitations related to the ethic meaning. The...