Chart – Parenting to Develop Compassion and Well-Being
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Dimensions | Essential Human Needs | Parental Actions that Develop Compassion in Children | |
1 | ![]() | Safety | ensuring safety and survival, providing basic needs and protection |
2 | ![]() | Comfort | feeding, nurturing, comforting, affection |
3 | ![]() | Guidance | planning, being organized, bringing peace to chaos |
4 | ![]() | Freedom | affirming individuality, allowing choice, listening nonjudgmentally |
5 | ![]() | Love | listening, affirming feelings, apologizing, communicating |
6 | ![]() | Cooperation | supporting goals, empowering progress, making decisions together |
7 | ![]() | Compassion | seeking mutually satisfying resolutions, willing to compromise |
• Essential Human Needs are naturally met in a loving home environment that is set in a safe community.
• Highest Well-Being and greatest achievement flow when all seven needs are met consistently.
Read the chart carefully. Which of the seven Essential Human Needs did you enjoy the most? Which one was missing in your childhood? Answer these question in the quiz below.