Honesty is the best policy, and honesty pays. The virtue of honesty should be part of the children’s training. Children should be disciplined for telling lies and for stealing are not good, and should be rewarded when they are honest enough to tell the truth or return things they don’t own. Equally important is to call the children’s attention when they are dubious in their dealings with people.

Children should have good personal cleaning habits, and should be trained to keep their rooms neat and well-organized. Giving them chores and rewarding them afterwards are ways of teaching them to be conscious of their surroundings and take responsibility. They should also be taught to be civic-conscious by not littering in public places.

The good life should never be presented to children on a silver or gold platter. During children’s schooling years, studying well should be a task and a responsibility. Temper children’s allowances. At a young age, they should be taught to save and to spend judiciously.