Helpful Websites for Teaching and Reinforcing Character Education in Children

General Character Education

Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen https://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/citizen/citizen.pdf

25 of the Best Family Movies for Teaching Honesty, Grit, Courage, & More http://afineparent.com/building-character/best-family-movies.html

Seven Ways to Build Strong Character and Integrity in Children http://micheleborba.com/seven-tips-to-build-strong-character-and-help-kids-stand-up-for-their-moral- beliefs/

20 Strategies to Help Your Children Develop Good Character http://charactered.net/parent/parenttwenty.asp

100 Kids Activities to Build Character http://www.momentsaday.com/100-kids-activities-to-build-character/

Growth Mindset

What Is Mindset http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/

Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets that Shape Our Lives https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

What Having a Growth Mindset Actually Means https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means

Growth Mindset https://characterlab.org/tools/growth-mindset

The Power of Believing that You Can Improve https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve? language=en Sesame Street: The Power of Yet Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeUvZvuvAs

Respect

Take Back Your Kids: How to Teach and Get Respect https://www2.cortland.edu/dotAsset/1b1764f4-968a-4f29-b506-01257a542b39.pdf

Do Your Kids Respect You? 9 Ways to Change Their Attitude https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/do-your-kids-respect-you-9-ways-to-change-their- attitude/

Teaching Kids Respect (I have not previewed all of these links/ideas, so view at your own risk.) https://www.pinterest.com/explore/teaching-kids-respect/

The Return of Respect! http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/manners/the-return-of-respect/

Ten Ways to Get Your Children to Respect You (for dads) http://www.allprodad.com/10-ways-to-get-your-children-to-respect-you/

How to Teacher Children to Respect Parents and Siblings http://mom.me/kids/6402-how-teach-children-respect-parents-and-siblings/

Responsibility

The Chore Challenge: Teaching Kids Responsibility http://www.parents.com/kids/responsibility/teaching/the-chore-challenge/

Are You Teaching Kids Responsibility? 50 Simple Challenges to Get You Started http://afineparent.com/building-character/teaching-kids-responsibility.html

9 Tips for Teaching Kids Responsibility https://www.care.com/a/9-tips-for-teaching-kids-responsibility-1303120948

The Big Picture: Teaching Responsibility to Your Children http://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/responsibility-and-chores/developing- responsibility-in-your-children/ Raising Responsible Kids http://www.parentfurther.com.php53-8.dfw1- 2.websitetestlink.com/resources/enewsletter/archive/raising-responsible-kids

15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/character/responsibility

Cooperation

Teaching Kids the Beauty of Cooperation (scroll down past video for article) https://nobullying.com/cooperation/

10 Ways to Teach Your Kids Cooperation http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/10-ways-to-teach-your-kids-cooperation

Teaching Children to Cooperate http://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/teaching- children-to-cooperate

6 Secrets to Getting Kids to Cooperate http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/6-secrets-getting-kids-cooperate.html

The Importance of Cooperation in Children http://espectacularkids.com/blog/en/the-importance-of-cooperation-in-children/

Service

Teaching Children to Serve Others http://www.meetpenny.com/2011/11/teaching-children-to-serve-others-30-project-ideas/

Service Projects for Kids http://penniesoftime.com/category/service-projects-for-kids/

Acts of Kindness: Teaching Children to Care http://www.rootsofaction.com/art-kindness-teaching-children-care/

Teaching Kids to Care: 8 Ways to Inspire Compassion http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/02/01/teaching-kids-to-care_n_1247624.html

40 Ways Kids Can Volunteer, Toddler to Teen https://lauragraceweldon.com/2013/06/27/40-ways-kids-can-volunteer-toddler-to-teen/ Perseverance

True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis

How to Teach Kids Perseverance and Goal Setting http://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/style/how-to-teach-kids-perseverance-goal- setting/

The Power of Defeat: How to Raise a Kid with Grit http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/power-defeat-how-to- raise-kid-grit

12 Tips to Raise a Persistent Child http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/emotional-intelligence/persistence

How Kids Learn Resilience http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/how-kids-really-succeed/480744/

Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resilience.aspx

Perseverance and Grit Can be Taught http://www.parenttoolkit.com/index.cfm?objectid=08656DA0-6C3C-11E4-876B0050569A5318

Encouraging Grit and Teaching Perseverance to Children http://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/encouraging-grit-and-teaching- perseverance-to-children/

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance

10 Tips for Raising Resilient Kids http://psychcentral.com/lib/10-tips-for-raising-resilient-kids/

The Power of Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM Compassion

Raising a Compassionate Child http://www.parenting.com/article/raising-a-compassionate-child

Raising a Caring and Compassionate Child http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/raising-caring-and- compassionate-child

Raise a Compassionate Child http://www.parents.com/kids/development/social/raise-a-compassionate-child/?slideId=48956

How to Instill Compassion in Children http://www.rootsofaction.com/how-to-instill-compassion-in-children/

Kids and Kindness: Can You Teach Compassion? http://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/kids-kindness-compassion/

Teaching Empathy: Evidence-Based Tips for Fostering Empathy in Children http://www.parentingscience.com/teaching-empathy-tips.html

How Children Develop Empathy http://psychcentral.com/lib/how-children-develop-empathy/

Honesty

Teaching Your Kids to Be Honest https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/parenting-is-contact-sport/201103/teaching-your-kids-be- honest

How to Teach Your Kids to Be Honest http://www.imom.com/how-to-teach-your-kids-to-be-honest/#.V1740VUrKig

11 Ways for Teaching Honesty to Kids http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/discipline-behavior/morals-manners/11-ways-raise- truthful-child

Age-By-Age Guide to Lying http://www.parents.com/kids/development/behavioral/age-by-age-guide-to-lying/ The Honest Child: How to Teach Honesty (ages 6-8) http://www.babycenter.com/0_the-honest-child-how-to-teach-honesty-ages-6-to-8_67924.bc

6 Ways to Teach Your Child the Importance of Honesty http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1045467/ways-to-teach-your-kids-to-be-honest

How to Deal with Lying in Children and Teens https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/how-to-deal-with-lying-in-children-and-teens/

10 Ways to Teach Your Children to Be Honest (for dads) http://www.allprodad.com/10-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-be-honest/

Accountability

How to Create a Culture of Accountability in Your Home https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/how-to-create-a-culture-of-accountability-in-your-home/

How to Teach Your Kids to Value Personal Accountability http://afineparent.com/building-character/personal-accountability.html

Why Punishment Doesn’t Teach Your Child Accountability http://www.ahaparenting.com/blog/Why_Punishment_Doesnt_Teach_Your_Child_Accountability

A Model for Teaching Our Kids Accountability http://www.mindful.org/a-model-for-teaching-our-kids-accountability/

Teaching Responsibility to Children Means Holding Them Accountable http://expertbeacon.com/teaching-responsibility-children-means-holding-them- accountable#.V17_cFUrKig

Self-Discipline

8 Ways to Teach Kids Self-Discipline Skills https://www.verywell.com/teach-kids-self-discipline-skills-1095034

8 Steps to Help Your Child Develop Self Control http://www.ahaparenting.com/blog/Help_Your_Child_Develop_Self_Control

Teaching Kids about Self-Discipline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw3GHTbg9N0 5 Ways to Teach Children Self-Control and Delayed Gratification http://afineparent.com/emotional-intelligence/delayed-gratification.html

How to Teach Your Children Self-Discipline http://fatherhood.about.com/od/effectivediscipline/a/How-To-Teach-Your-Children-Self-Discipline.htm

How Chores Teach Self-Discipline http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/tx21000245/centricity/Domain/4557/Chores_Teach_Self- discipline.pdf

The Surprising Secret to Raising a Well-Behaved Kid http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/behavioral/get-a-well-behaved-kid/

Courage

101 Ways to Teach Kids Courage http://carrotsareorange.com/ways-teach-kids-courage/

Growing Character: Teaching Kids about Courage https://www.parentmap.com/article/growing-character-teaching-children-about-courage

10 Ways to Teach Your Children to be Brave http://www.imom.com/10-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-be-brave/#.V18CilUrKig

Teaching Your Kids about Courage http://blogs.psychcentral.com/family/2009/05/teaching-your-kids-about-courage/

Great Quotes for Kids about Courage http://inspiremykids.com/2014/great-quotes-for-kids-about-courage-and-bravery/