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Part Two: Raising Children will develop a habit of sluggishness and indolence. In this case, we will be raising baby pigs! • When we feed our children on a schedule, they will develop a habit of punctuality and will be more likely to grow up to be healthy, strong, and easy to care for. In this case, we will be raising sages! To repeat, good and bad habits come from repetition of thinking, speaking and acting. Parents can instill wholesomeness, intelligence and compassion by teaching their children respect, discipline, and tolerance with regard to their use of the four requisites in their work and daily activities. If we want to raise our children to be wise, then we should first teach them respect. Respect is a sign of one's appreciation toward the true virtue or benefit of a person or object. Wisdom can be divided into worldly wisdom and inner wisdom. Worldly wisdom is wisdom or knowledge acquired through education. It is required to make a living. However, without morality to curb knowledge, children can misuse it. Worldly wisdom, however, must work together with inner wisdom. Inner wisdom, or spiritual wisdom, is knowing what is right or wrong, good or bad, appropriate or inappropriate. Children gain this knowledge from moral and ethical education. In practice, parents must teach their children to respect and listen to their mentor's teachings, to learn from their own life experiences, and to study the truth about the ever-changing world and the people in it. In totality, inner wisdom is born in the respect of seven sources: Family Day By Day 48 Raising Children