What Makes Us Happy?
Key Idea Happiness is a feeling, not a circumstance, and takes effort to change our perspective and focus on the positive. What Makes Us Happy? From guest contributor Michael
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Key Idea Happiness is a feeling, not a circumstance, and takes effort to change our perspective and focus on the positive. What Makes Us Happy? From guest contributor Michael
Being positive and optimistic doesn’t make your problems go away but it opens up your life to experiences beyond your problems.
Communicate with Respect and Acceptance Key Idea To have respectful conversations, think about what you want to achieve (e.g., sharing opinions) and what you want to avoid (e.g., insulting someone
Connection, Character, and Role Models Key Idea Being a good role model is important in teaching good character, and connection is an essential part of the process. In our CHARACTER COUNTS!
Positive Attitudes Help Achieve Civility Key Idea Go into challenging conversations with a positive attitude. Our attitude plays an important part in civility because it affects how we respond in
Key Idea Parents and educators must join forces together to teach character education and instill moral principles in the next generation of students. Working to Teach Character Together From guest
Although our society puts a lot of emphasis on talent, talent is just the minimum that we can achieve. In order to advance from talent to skill and then to achievement, we rely on our character skills like strong work ethic, leadership, perseverence, integrity, etc.
Key Idea Put more energy into what you value most instead of things that don’t really matter. What Matters Most We fill our lives by putting energy and effort into
Although we can’t protect our kids from problems, frustrations and heartaches, we can arm them with tools to better handle them. The more we help them learn to resolve conflicts peacefully, the greater the likelihood they’ll develop into more self-sufficient, and resourceful individuals able to deal any issue—and do so without our guidance.
Wondering what can you do to help your kids counter negative influences and stand up for what they know is right? The answer is to nurture a solid moral core that will guide them to stand up for their beliefs and act right without us. And the best news is that we can teach kids the core virtues and skills of strong character and moral courage and can begin when they are toddlers.
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