Kids Can Do It

Strong character is not instinctive. It Is learned and it is never too early to begin talking with our young people about personal values and helping them define and develop their own code of moral conduct.

Just as bodybuilding builds strong physical muscle through "sets" and "reps," we also can help our kids build good moral muscle. And we can do this by dialoguing with our kids about choices. Moral Choices.

Life is all about choices. The choices we make determine not only our character but also the quality of our life. As they say, practice makes perfect, and one way we can help our children strengthen their moral muscle is to help them practice or rehearse what they would do in different situations before they are actually confronted by those situations in real life...

In this world of changing values and transient role models, it's more important than ever to rear children with strong character. And the stronger their character, the better for all of us!

Sandra McLeod Humphrey
Retired Clinical Psychologist and Children's Author
Recipient of the National Character Education Center's Award for "Exemplary
Leadership in Ethics Education" (2000)
Writer and consultant for the Heroes & Dreams Foundation which provides character
education materials to schools K-8 throughout the United States and Canada
Recipient of the 2005 Helen Keating Ott Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Children's Literature

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