Srinagar, June 7 -- It is often said that family is a child's first school, and this is absolutely true. Before children learn from teachers, friends, or society, they learn from their family. The home is the first place where they observe how people behave, communicate, solve problems, and treat one another. The values and habits they learn during these early years become the foundation of their character.

Character building is not only about teaching good manners. It is about shaping a person's values, behavior, confidence, emotions, and sense of responsibility. The family plays the most important role in this process because the lessons learned at home often stay with a person throughout life.

The first lessons about right and wrong ...