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ORANGE, CA -- Criminologist James O. Wilson cites four main factors which lead children to crime. These are a lack of discipline, lack of supervision, lack of demonstrated love and negative peer influence. A Gallup survey shows that an absence of solid core values is mostly to blame. The survey findings compiled by The Gallup Institute provide compelling testimony for the philosophy that values need to be taught, explained, reinforced and taught again. Other studies show children adopt 70 percent of their parents values. Those values must begin at home -- and begin early.
Schools are no longer teaching values like honesty, hard work, personal responsibility or how to defer gratification. Cheri Ellison and Debbie Hope responded to this need by developing a program called KIDS BIZ. Ellison says, "You can only change behavior by doing. You can read great books but it doesn't change behavior." An honors graduate at San Jose University, Ellison believes "We need to help children succeed at their very first job -- the job of growing up."
KIDS BIZ is a parenting tool designed to help children learn basic life skills. The co-creators' research reveal links between bad habits gained in childhood with similar difficulties in adulthood. A child who ignores a parent or talks back may have trouble following directives and have difficulty working with others later in life. The KIDS BIZ program is specifically designed to transfer responsibility from parents to children. This in turn helps build self esteem in children and reduce some of the stress load on the parents. Ellison says, "We establish the 'when you, then you' law for children."
One major benefit of using a program like KIDS BIZ is that it takes the nagging out
of parenting and provides consistency. The authors identify 31 life skills necessary
to succeed in any field. "These skills are not inherited - they are learned" says
Ellison and Hope. By learning these crucial skills, children develop a strong work
ethic and build a healthy self esteem which guides them to a successful adult life.
The program focuses on repetition which the authors call "The mother of skills". By
doing the right thing over and over, it eventually becomes a habit.
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