How to instill basic values in children?

It would seem that every generation has a harder time at it. For every good value that we want in our children they are people trying to teach the opposite

It is really really tough. That is what I am scard of in future. I am not married yet and yes, I don't have children too. There can't be a hard and fast rule for teaching some good manners and basic values to our children. All, I can say is that we need to be a little more cautious than our parents were in our childhood time. Taking suggestions from our older family members is important too. I think I will not be living alone but I will be living with my mom and dad so that I can feel that they are in safe hands when I and my wife will be at office!

The very best way to instill basic values in children is by example. Children follow what they see not what they hear. Show them the basic values and they will learn them and use them.

It does get harder and harder as time goes on. I think the best way to do this is to live within the values you wish to teach them. Children often learn by watching others so by talking openly about what you believe and what is appropritate and not..your children learn. It's tough when they start to be exposed to others that have not been taught the same things but if you teach them young..these things will always be in the back of their minds.