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Fairy Land Fantasy - Moral Values 

There is a better way to ‘Jumpstart’ to teach children the values of life diving into the Fantasyland of fairy tales. Kids today are on the brink of a confused lot who seem to have lost the thought, word and action manners due to their upbringing in a so-called mod progressing era. Granny stories are out and computers have popped in with bundles of software from games, educational to fantasy Cds that a child can explore and have fun. Traces of deep emotional and effective caring motherly touch of many mothers seem to diverge off due to a changing lifestyle than that in the early years. You don’t have to jump right into the talks of behavior and values. It’s the need of the time to have meaningful and lighthearted conversation with kids. Today’s parents need a balance diet of entertainment for kids. A little bit of Britney spears or Karisma is fine here or there as long as a ‘moral value’ recipe is served too. Free soul dives into the ocean of knowledge with fairy tales that illustrate moral values, which can influence a child from the very start.

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Respect other people

Let's start with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" It gives an opportunity to talk to the child about respecting other people. If the child is starting to play at a friend’s house, this is a great way to teach him to ask before eating food and stay off from picking things there which is indecent action. In Goldilocks fairy tale,  Mama Bear makes porridge for Papa Bear and Baby Bear. They leave it to cool. Goldilocks breaks into their home, tastes their cereal, tries their furniture, and falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed. When the Bears arrive to find her there, this rude, remorseless little girl just runs away. Baby Bear forgives her, bless his furry heart.

You can talk about the basic plot of the story with simpler things such as how many bears were there. Then move to the plot and discuss what happened to whom. Ask the child of their Best character and why they like and choices they would make if they were their favorite character. By this way, instill the thoughts of moral values of the story to the child who realize to behave and respect others.

Keep your word - The Frog King

In "The Frog King" by the Grimm Brothers, a spoiled but beautiful princess loses her ball in a well. A hideous frog retrieves it for her after she promises to love him and play with him. But she breaks her word as soon as she has her ball back until her father, the king, intervenes. Still, she's reluctant to make the frog part of her life and she is so reluctant that she throws the frog against the wall. This nasty toss releases the enchanted amphibian from a spell, turning him into a prince.

The King made his girl realize that she has to keep the promise shows that there is a value for the ‘word’ given and one should keep the promise The moral here is also that people who keep their promises are rewarded in the end, even if they're imperfect like the princess who throws away the frog and so is this right? Fairy tales aren’t necessarily meant to show things that really happened. So, if the kids think that the princess gets away with throwing the frog against the wall, this is an opportunity to talk about the fantasy element of entertainment.. If a super man can fly with super powers and help around people, it does not mean that the child can act like a Super man and imitate him. This would only land him into trouble and hooked to a hospital bed!

Be kind to your brothers and sisters - Cinderella

In the story of Cinderella, she is forced to sweep the floor by her mean stepmother and stepsisters. This shows that people who take advantage of others aren't very admirable. This is a great story to talk about how important it is, whatever your family situation, to be kind to your siblings. The physical ugliness of the stepsisters and stepmother can be attributed to their ugly behavior. "Ugly is as ugly does." And so, one should be kind to their brothers and sisters and not be jealous, rude or misbehave with them.

Be humble - The Conceited Apple Branch

The story of Hans Christian Andersen ‘The Conceited Apple Branch’ is a tale that features a princess who is actually an apple branch, overwhelmed by her own beauty. She thinks of the other flowers in the field as pitiful beings who are all no doubt jealous of her splendor. It isn’t until she is painted by an artist and gets a little love from the Dandelion that the apple branch learns that even simple flowers are remarkable creations. Not all princesses are human, even if it seems as though all of them are built like twigs.

This story is a great one to share with kids who are flying high with their successes, so high that they might feel like looking down on other kids. Its message is that, even if you're the ‘Top shot’  of your day, everyone is beautiful in their own way. And sometimes the people with the real beauty aren't the ones who get the most attention.

Be polite - The Princess and the Pea

The "Princess and the Pea" tells the story of a girl who shows up shivering and wet at a castle claiming that she is from a royal family. The queen tests her by tucking a pea underneath a stack of mattresses and quilts, for a true princess would feel it. The next morning, the queen asks her how she slept. "Horribly!" the princess says. Although this is the answer the queen wanted, and it gets the princess a husband. Can you imagine how you'd feel if a surprise houseguest told you the mattress you provided her was so lumpy she couldn't sleep?

It's a gentle way to explain to children how important it is to be polite to their hosts, regardless of whether the peas are served on a plate or under a mattress. The best lesson in the story may be that while kids are entertaining, both on Dining table and on TV, munching food and guest comes, there is always a polite way to change the course of action and be polite to others. It may so happen that a guest arrives and the child have to sleep with the parents so there isn’t any point in grumbling but be polite and adjust to the situations.

There are many yet tales that shows the importance of friendship, courage, strength, sacrifice etc. but it is more important on how the child selects to write the Book review and while writing the ‘Best Part’ of the story and his ‘Opinion’ of the story, the parent or the teacher can realize the mode of his life turn swirling towards a direction which can be motivated and encouraged towards being a better person. One cannot teach ‘Personality Development’ in a day or two just with a few lectures here or there but it is the day to day upbringing of the children right from the ‘Jump Start’ – This is the real Zing thing, after all!

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