Ways To Impact Your Child’s Character
Located not far from Madison, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, Camp Kupugani is our midwest overnight summer camp offering girls-only, boys-only, and blended (intentionally co-ed) two-week sessions. Most mornings, we have engaging team building sessions that, with the rest of the intentional (and fun) camp programming, helps maximize our campers’ characters. A recent article from Money Versed has ten good tips on how to positively impact the character of our kiddos. See below for our summary, with the full article here.
- Yell Less
- Flying off the handle every time does not fix anything.
- Be tolerant (and tolerable).
- A mistake is a learning moment.
- Pay Attention
- Children crave respect.
- Put the cell-phone away (see so many of our blog posts on this exact topic here).
- Limit Screen Time (Check out our blog on this topic here).
- Computer literacy is good; that said, make sure kids spend time in the real world
- Ask About Their School Day
- Follow up about what happened in school.
- This stresses the importance of learning.
- Visit Museums
- Learning should not be limited to the school day.
- Give kids a chance to explore big ideas.
- Eat As A Family
- This helps keep families close.
- Make it a regular thing.
- Make Time For Your Partner
- Prioritize time for your relationship with your partner.
- When children see a happy/strong relationship, they feel secure.
- Let Kids Make Their Own Choices
- Give them viable options from which to choose.
- Promote Independence
- Back off and let them figure things out.
- A little self-reliance goes a long way.
- Get A Pet
- Children can learn responsibility.
- They can have a confidant.
Source article: https://moneyversed.com/child-character-factors/