by VP Admin | Feb 20, 2016 |
Two decades ago when our book Teaching Your Children Values became the New York Times #1 Bestseller, we knew how universal the need and the desire is of all parents to help their children develop and internalize the values that will protect them and maximize their...
by VP Admin | Feb 20, 2016 |
Simply put, the goal is to effectively teach children one basic, universal value each month is a way that they “really get it” and have a desire to practice it. We believe that kids don’t learn values by chance and they don’t automatically absorb the values we want...
by VP Admin | Feb 20, 2016 |
There are 12, so that each family can concentrate on one “Value of the Month” every month of the year. The values are: Honesty Loyalty and Dependability Respect Love Unselfishness and Sensitivity Kindness and Friendliness Courage Peaceability Self-reliance and...
by VP Admin | Feb 20, 2016 |
Interesting question. Actually, when the Eyres were writing the book they worried that people would say “Well whose values are these?” They researched and polled parents, asking what they thought were the basic and most essential values. It was gratifying that there...
by VP Admin | Feb 20, 2016 |
No. All families should start with the Honesty adventure, partly because it is the “foundation value” on which the others rest, and partly because that is where the Alexander story begins and where kids get familiar with the characters for the other value adventures....