What does Preparation for the Toddler Years teach about moral and self-control training?
“The first step toward moral comprehension is the development of healthy learning patterns. When a child is at peace with his basic environment, his learning potential increases and learning disorders are minimized. Timely gratification training leads to greater self-control in children, which then leads to longer attention spans and thus an advanced aptitude for academic and moral learning. The operative word is self-control. Self-control is a foundational virtue. That is, other virtues are dependent on it. Self-control influences kindness, gentleness, proper speech, controlling negative emotions, concentrating, focusing, sitting skills, and many other behaviors. When you train your child to a right moral response, you simultaneously train him in self-control. Moral education should not only be a priority of early training, but is absolutely necessary for optimum intellectual achievement. Why is that true? Because self-control is not an academic discipline, it’s a moral one. Sitting,
