- Awareness of children
- Unconditional acceptance – children learn values from their parents
- Honesty
- Talking straight
- Consistency
- Hope
- Repetition
- Tradition and ritual
- Anticipation
- Rules that give a child a break
- Actions express values – “actions are louder than words”
- Cheerfulness and humour express values
- Expectations
- Being there – awareness is the key
- Family planning
- Time