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Teaching kids to care for animals and one another

As Manager of Humane Education at the Arizona Humane Society in Phoenix, Dr. Kris Haley uses the Six Pillars of Character to teach kids about having empathy and compassion for animals – and each other. We love hearing about new applications for CHARACTER COUNTS!, so we asked Dr. Haley a few questions.

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Bunking with bullies: how camps can keep kids safe

For many kids, this brief vacation away from home is a joyous time. For others, it can be more like an episode of “Survival” or a chapter from Lord of the Flies. That’s because bullies go to camp, too. And because anti-bullying training and prevention programs, which have become the “in” thing in schools, are »

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Camping With Captain Character

The North Valley Family YMCA program in Northridge, CA knows how to bring the Six Pillars of Character to life. Captain Character and his sidekick, Kid Character are super heroes in the flesh at the summer camp programs hosted by the YMCA. Campers at the Character Academy summer camp study alongside the two heroes as »

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