Summary of "¿Dónde y cómo aprenden valores los niños y adolescentes? | Familia Inexperta"
Key Wellness Strategies and Self-Care Techniques Related to Value Formation in Children and Adolescents:
- Understanding Values: Values are principles or norms guiding behavior, helping individuals distinguish right from wrong and influencing daily interactions.
- Primary Sources of Value Learning:
- Parents:
- First and most direct influence on children’s values from birth.
- Children learn by observing and imitating parental behavior (based on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory).
- Emotional bonds and trust with parents facilitate internalization of values like honesty, empathy, respect, and hard work.
- School:
- Acts as an extension of the home environment through curriculum and social interactions.
- Subjects like Civics, history, and literature explicitly teach ethics, justice, Human Rights, and social responsibility.
- School climate promoting respect, participation, and democratic values fosters community and cooperation.
- Teachers serve as role models influencing student values.
- Social-emotional Learning programs enhance empathy, self-regulation, and social awareness.
- Parents:
- Interaction Between Parents and School:
- The two environments complement and reinforce each other’s influence.
- Effective collaboration (learning partnership) between parents and schools ensures consistent messaging and strengthens value internalization.
- Coherence between home and school environments maximizes value formation, preparing youth to be ethical and responsible citizens.
- Recommendations for Parents and Educators:
- Recognize and embrace their crucial role in value education.
- Work collaboratively to provide a consistent and supportive framework of values throughout children’s development.
Presenters/Sources:
- Familia Inexperta (YouTube channel/presenter)
- Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory
- Journal of Educational Psychology (study referenced)
Category
Wellness and Self-Improvement
