When I was a kid and "bad" things happened to me my Mom would always say that it was a character building experience. This summer my daughter worked in an un-airconditioned warehouse, driving a forklift, for 8 hours a day to earn money for college. I kept telling her it was a character building experience - AND it was.
What are these and why are they so great?
Character building experiences and how to facilitate them. How to help your children get over the walls in their lives by helping them see that they are not there to block them but to test them. Like in The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. What is character and is it available in stores everywhere?
Here is a link to the most amazing book EVER written on Character, appropriately titled "Character" by Samuel Smiles (what a fun last name!) http://www.fullbooks.com/Character.html
2 comments:
I love the book "Little Britches" for character. Ralph's character house wasn't always his first priority, but he never forgot how he felt when his father found out he had taken the chocolate! What a fantastic example.
I suppose the best way to teach character is by example.
Ha - yet another comment I didn't know about.
I think example is the best way also. I remember when my mom went back to school when I was about 10. It really brought it home to me how important she thought education was. I also had no idea how much she must have had to sacrifice to make it happen. I never remember her not getting dinner on the table (which is unbelievable to me now). Then she used her knowledge to bless all of us. It was an amazing experience that I didn't even really know was happening.
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