Ten Simple Ways To Help Your Child Succeed

I invite you over to Parenting Simply where I have guest posted on some basic steps toward building our children’s character.   Success isn’t only defined by high academic performance .  We have to raise ‘menshes’ – good human beings.  We also have to allow our kids to fall and make mistakes so they can learn to get up again on their own.  All this helps encourage and build skills needed to manage the challenges of life in a successful way.

 

“We must remember that intelligence is not enough.  Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”  Martin Luther King, Jr.

As we welcome in the new school year, let’s start thinking about our kid’s character traits.  These are the foundational blocks of their humanity.  This is what will carry them through their life-long journey.

Most of us are already monitoring our children’s academic performance and achievement levels.  But let’s not forget to be mindful and hone in on their little personhoods – their ‘humankind’, their personal qualities.

Click here to continue reading this post at Parenting Simply.

 

Upcoming parenting events I will be presenting:

Merrick/Bellmore Adult Education – 4 part series – How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk; Tuesday evenings beginning Oct. 16^th

Half Hollow Hills Adult Education (Dix Hills) –  same as above;  Thursday evenings beginning Oct. 18^th.

(These classes are both on Long Island.)

Teleconference class – Character Counts –  Monday evening Oct. 22^nd.

If you’re a car-ride away, you can join the How To Talk classes; if you’re a phone call away, consider joining in on the teleconference class.

Thanks for stopping by.  Share your thoughts/comments either here or over at Parenting Simply.