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Character Counts – Help Your Child Develop Character

March 25, 2011 By Deb Chitwood 8 Comments

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I’ve written more than once about Michael Josephson’s Character Counts website. The site has lots of great resources for character education and inspiration for both children and adults.

Character Counts – Help Your Child Develop Character

Here are some of the best ways you can use Character Counts to help your child develop character:

Use the free teaching tools. There are lots of resources – even discussion guides to use with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Hamlet. There’s also a section specifically for parents on the Free Teaching Tools page.

The teaching tools include free lesson plans (searchable by six pillars of character and by age from age 4-teens). The lesson plans are especially useful for educators and homeschoolers. Some of the activities are seasonal. For example, if you have a child age 4-6, check out the Be a Good Egg (Easter) health and science lesson plan on trustworthiness. There are also Earth Day activities for 6 year olds through teens.

Register for the free Character Counts! Week (third week in October) resources each year.

Use the  commentaries for inspiring stories you can use to stimulate and reinforce discussions on character.

Use the quotations section for inspiration and to stimulate discussions of character.

I’m a real fan of quotations, and many sports coaches use quotations as a motivational tool. I create word art often using motivational quotes. You could print out quotes for a notebook or for a school- or athletics locker. Quotes are especially helpful for older children and teens.

Of course, the best way to help your child develop character is through your own example. Be a person of good character yourself. Probably equally important is that you truly want to raise a child of good character. Ask yourself: Do you view raising a child of good character as more important than raising a “winner”?

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  1. Kirsty says

    March 29, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    this is a really good idea! great info.
    Thanks so much for linking up again Deb!

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    • Deb says

      March 30, 2011 at 1:53 am

      Thanks, Kirsty! Have a great rest of the week! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jamie ( says

    March 31, 2011 at 7:35 am

    Thanks for the quotation links. I love using them too and these are great!

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    • Deb says

      March 31, 2011 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks for your kind comment, Jamie! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kim says

    April 7, 2011 at 7:57 am

    WEll, after reading a bit here, I realised that I need to stop here from time to time. I am the parent of two young figure skaters and and Early Childhood educator and writer. My daughter is 7 and skates three days a week (1 1/2 hours a day) and dances twice a week. My son after leaving skating at 7, has decided at 9 to return to the rink, and is back on the ice twice a week.
    So glad to find you here!

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    • Deb says

      April 8, 2011 at 5:36 pm

      Thanks so much, Kim! We have a lot in common with early childhood education, writing, and figure skating! It’s great to meet you – I’m so glad you found me, too! 🙂

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  4. Josephson Institute says

    April 7, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Thank you for helping spread the word about Character Counts and the Josephson Institute.

    There are maybe a half dozen surveys and self assessments that I would recommended people check out. We have received lots of feedback that they are a great way to get people to start thinking about their character and ethics.

    Thanks,

    Dan

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    • Deb says

      April 8, 2011 at 5:39 pm

      My pleasure, Dan! I’ve followed Character Counts for a number of years now and have always loved the inspiration and character education you provide! Thanks for all you offer through your wonderful organization! 🙂

      Reply

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