August 11th

The most important point of home education is to nurture the heart. Being perceptive about the feelings of other people and knowing how to behave in ways consistent with that realization, makes a person really strong. In order to nurture and train such an individual, it is important that the mother uses her own life as an example for her children to learn from. As long as this most vital point is taken care of, there is plenty of time later to teach and catch up with other things.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
家庭教育の最大にして最重要の眼目は、心を育むことです。人の心がわかり、行動できる人こそが、本当に心の強い人間です。
そのためにも、親の生き方を通して、子どもの心を鍛えることです。その急所さえ外さなければ、ほかのことはいくらでも後で取り返しがきくものです。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 242)