Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

02-27-2022

Model the Qualities You Want to See in Your Child

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders," said James Baldwin. "But they have never failed to imitate them."

You are a model for your child's character. Each action you take teaches your child a powerful lesson about how to behave and what kind of person to be.

Here are some ways you teach character by example:

When you donate time, goods or money to a charity, you teach your child that it is important to help others.
When you treat your child and others with love and respect, you demonstrate how your child deserves to be treated and how to treat others.
When you leave a note after bumping another car in a parking lot, you teach your child that honesty is important even when no one is looking.
When you spend time cleaning up a park, you teach your child to protect the environment.
When you help your child with schoolwork even though you're tired, you show that education is a priority.
When you set goals for yourself and are conscientious about your work, you show your child that these things are important.

What affects children's character most? It's usually not the big things. Instead, it is the small actions repeated over and over that have the greatest impact.

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West Point Consolidated School District