NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE online
The village magazine for Glenfield in Leicestershire, UK.
The village magazine for Glenfield in Leicestershire, UK.
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>GLENFIELD</strong> <strong>GAZETTE</strong> <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
What traits do<br />
we value in our<br />
children?<br />
RECENT RESEARCH has<br />
found that ‘independence’<br />
has overtaken ‘obedience’<br />
in what we want from our<br />
children, but that having<br />
good manners is still seen<br />
as very important.<br />
The Policy Institute at King’s<br />
College London (KCL) found that<br />
parents value independence, good<br />
manners, hard work, determination,<br />
and perseverance in their children.<br />
They also prioritise imagination,<br />
tolerance, and respect for others.<br />
But compared to earlier surveys,<br />
parents find it less important to<br />
teach a child to be unselfish.<br />
Prof Bobby Duffy, director of the<br />
Policy Institute at KCL, said: “The<br />
qualities we’d like to see instilled in<br />
our children are important signals<br />
of what we value as a society - and<br />
the very clear message from these<br />
long-term trends is the increased<br />
importance of imagination and<br />
decline in how much we prize<br />
straightforward obedience.<br />
“This doesn’t mean we want a<br />
society of self-centred children,<br />
but there is a more general shift<br />
towards valuing self-expression,<br />
while still wanting our children to be<br />
positive and productive contributors<br />
to society.”<br />
To Contact<br />
the Gazette<br />
Tel: 0116 287 3122<br />
Email: info@<br />
glenfieldgazette.com<br />
Write to: Glenfield<br />
Gazette, PO Box 8,<br />
Markfield, Leics.<br />
LE67 9ZT<br />
Dowding Solicitors Limited<br />
We offer a personal friendly<br />
service locally for all your legal<br />
requirements.<br />
• Wills<br />
• Lasting Power of Attorney<br />
• Administration of Estate<br />
(Probate)<br />
• Residential Sales and Purchase<br />
• Free Quotation<br />
Also at 12A High Street, Sileby, Leics. LE12 7RX<br />
Now at THE OLD RECTORY,<br />
MAIN STREET, <strong>GLENFIELD</strong> LE3 8DG<br />
Call today on 0116 232 5136<br />
or email: kathryn@dowdingsolicitors.co.uk<br />
13<br />
Glenfield<br />
Plastering<br />
G P<br />
All aspects of Plastering and specialist in Silicone Render<br />
25 Years of quality assured plastering and related finishing services<br />
across Leicestershire.<br />
Contact Nick for a free quote!<br />
Mobile: 07720 479792<br />
Email: nickfitch20@gmail.com<br />
Facebook.com/GlenfieldPlastering1<br />
It’s hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them.
Change language