It’s All About Dignity

Articles defining and describing dignity concept. Invitation to discuss parenting problems related to dignity of a child and a parent.

Dignity – What’s That, Sam?

It's All About Dignity

The story about a teenager who run away from home toward adventures and discoveries about his dignity. The boy is thinking on the questions such as what is the truth about him, what is his human value and price, what is intelligence and why are we here. The book will be ready for sale in spring 2012.

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Dignity

Dignity is a two-faceted concept. On the one hand, it is used as an infinite concept, the highest human value, which suggests that both infant and adult have equal values. On the other hand, it is finite, always changing value (my dignity is always either increasing or decreasing), which we call “human price.” Dignity and […]

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Parenting – Dignity vs. Self-esteem

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The word dignity became more popular recently. Yet, there is no precise and simple definition to it. Many experts though mention its closest neighbor – self-esteem. What is the relation between these two terms? How does knowing the difference impact parenting skills?

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Dignity Quest

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What is the noise out there? Your three year old fights with your five year old? What are they fighting about? Are they fighting over a toy? No, they fight over who is more important, more significant, who is worthier and by how much.

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The Image of Dignity

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In order to find an answer to the question “what is dignity?” I was looking for the most relevant image. One day the image of a diamond came to mind. Imagine hills of stones containing uncut diamonds in a diamond mine. They are diamonds in the rough. Yet, each of them has potential value. It […]

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Junk Food for Thought

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Junk food is pervasive in modern society. Preservatives abound, our junk food has a longer shelf life and lasts longer than many marriages. Sad to say, our language has also become fast foodish. The intent of this article is to take the time to ponder deep thoughts and ideals which are ignored by the majority […]

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Parenting Hottest Topic -Discipline

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One day a friend of mine, a father of four children, asked me, “What do you think of disciplining children?” “What do you mean exactly?” “How would you discipline a six years old child if he takes things from a neighbor’s home without asking permission?”

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Intelligent Child – What Do We Mean?

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We all want our children to be intelligent. In this article by the word “intelligent” we don’t mean the child’s capacity to count, read, or solve puzzles. We mean children’s ability to understand the difference between right and wrong, between good and evil. This is the kind of intelligence we wish our children to have.

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Dignity, wikipedia version

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Each person has a sense of worth or value, sense of the price of his personality, his dignity. Who am I? Am I worthy? What is my value? How much do I cost? What is my real price? What is my true value? What is the truth about me?…

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