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Published October 09, 2008 11:21 pm - Parent University message: Family values are important ‘Children watch what we do more than what we say’ By Cathy Spaulding Phoenix Staff Writer Some of the most valuable ways to instill good qualities in children are to establish a written code of conduct and make the most of teachable moments, parents learned Thursday. The Character Council of Muskogee presented ways to do that during a parent-teacher meeting, Parent University, at Creek Elementary School. About 30 parents, faculty members and others attended the gathering, which will be broadcast several times on the Muskogee Public Schools public access channel starting Wednesday. Sir Barry, a representative of the Knights of the Guild character development program, stressed that parents teach by example, not just words. “Children watch what we do more than what we say,” said Sir Barry, the character name for Barry Owens of Broken Arrow. “Time is more valuable than money. Tell your children every day that you love them and are proud of them.” Dressed in a suit of armor and a robe in the green and gold Owens family colors, he said parents “provide a vision of the future,” even when hard times don’t show much of a future. “There are plenty of times when people offer our children fear,” he said. “Our job as parents are to tell them they were put on this planet for a purpose. Kids need to realize they are unique. They were not put here to be doormats or failures.” Still, children should not be punished for times they do fail, he said. “They need to feel free to make mistakes. They don’t need someone spanking them for losing.” Using a digital slide presentation to stress his points, Sir Barry said parents must instill in their children “a vision of hope, a vision of success and a vision of acceptance.” Families can achieve this vision by setting a written code of conduct, he said. The code “consists of life principles,” he said. “There was a time when family values were reinforced by our culture. Now the influence of culture actively undermines family values.” He told how knights in the Middle Ages developed a code of chivalry and rose out of the Dark Ages. “This Code of Chivalry caused them to choose the high road in life,” he said. Parts of this code should include such virtues as loyalty, service, honesty, integrity and purity, he said. 
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