To sum up, family education is an educational activity centered on parent-child interaction, a process in which adults constantly educate and influence their children in all aspects of family life according to the expected goals, and a process in which family members learn from each other and influence each other. According to the laws and policies on family education in China, family education is usually in a narrow sense.
Children's family education methods:
1. Set an example: Example is an important way to influence and educate children with other people's good thoughts and behaviors. For example, classmates, neighbors, teachers, heroes and model figures, positive figures in literary and artistic works, and excellent qualities of revolutionary leaders are all objects for children to learn and imitate.
Whether parents' words and deeds are right or wrong, they have a far-reaching impact on children. Therefore, parents should always show themselves everywhere in their daily lives.
Second, environmental edification: parents should consciously create a good living environment so that their children can be infected and edified. Family is the main place where children live. Parents should organize their own lives, handle the relationship between members, adhere to the correct moral behavior as the criterion, form a United and harmonious family atmosphere, establish an orderly life order, and cultivate children's beautiful sentiments.
Third, criticism and punishment: both criticism and punishment are negation of children's bad thoughts and behaviors, but the latter is an educational means for serious bad thoughts and behaviors.
When criticizing and punishing, we should first fully understand the situation, grasp the specific situation and severity of bad thoughts and behaviors, and proceed from the wrong reality. Criticism means pointing out the harm and ideological roots, denying their thoughts and behaviors, making them feel ashamed and miserable, and then generating the motivation to correct their mistakes.
Fourth, guide the arrangement of life order: a good life order is an effective way to cultivate children's good habits. Guide children to arrange their daily lives, arrange their living environment, and teach them to study and use their time in an orderly way. Let the children make their own arrangements, and parents can give directions.
5. Persuasion education: the specific methods of persuasion education: First, talk, parents put facts and reason according to their children's thoughts, so that children can understand a certain truth. Speak with pertinence and flexibility, and have an amiable attitude. Don't be condescending and cynical.
Practical exercise: The content of practical exercise is quite extensive, such as adapting to the surrounding environment, exercising, self-care, housework, working independently, being polite, socializing and so on. To carry out actual exercise, we should first let the children know the purpose (why), put forward specific requirements (how to do it), and encourage them to overcome difficulties and stick to it.
Seven, praise and reward: praise and reward is to give affirmation and praise to children's thoughts and behaviors. Through affirmation and praise, strengthen children's enterprising spirit and sense of honor, and strive for greater progress. Praise and reward should be realistic, timely and explain the reasons, and should be based on spiritual rewards, supplemented by material rewards.
Eight, guide extracurricular reading: guide children to read books, newspapers and magazines, and learn useful spiritual nutrition from them. Parents should master the content of children's reading, discuss with children, and guide children to increase their knowledge, broaden their horizons and get spiritual cultivation through reading.