If children live with criticism,
they learn to condemn;
If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight;
If children live with encouragement,
they learn to be confident;
If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient;
If children live with security,
they learn to have faith in themselves
and in those around them.
如果孩子生活在批評的氛圍里,
他們學會的是譴責;
如果孩子生活在充滿敵意的氛圍里,
他們學會的是好斗;
如果孩子生活中處處能有鼓勵,
他們學會的是自信;
如果孩子生活中處處有忍耐,
他們學會的是耐心;
如果生活在安全環境中,
他們學會的是信任自己及周圍的人。