White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

10 Positive Character Traits For Kids & Ways To Develop Them

While adaptability might seem like an advanced skill for a child, it’s important to nurture it early in life.

Adaptability

It’s essential to teach self-discipline early on before hard choices such as peer pressure, managing grades and time, money management, or dating come along.

Self-discipline

Parents and grandparents taught moral teachings even before there were books by recounting personal experiences, telling tales, and drawing inspiration from their environment.

Respect

Being humble is having the capacity to act modestly and realistically in any situation.  You don't want your kids to become haughty, cocky adults when they grow up. 

Humility

Being happy with who you are, what you have, and where you are in life is what it means to be content. 

Contentment

To be relied upon by others, a youngster must be trustworthy.  People should be able to rely on and trust your child in all settings, both at home and at school.

Dependability

Grit is the persistence and zeal one exhibits to accomplish significant and long-term goals.  Encourage your child to never give up and instill in them the qualities of perseverance and hard effort.

Grit

Good things indeed come to those who wait.  Children who learn patience are more likely to succeed.

Patience

Honesty teaches your child to be true and truthful in addition to teaching them the difference between right and wrong. 

Honesty

To attempt something new, push themselves outside of their comfort zone, or find their inner power, children require gentle prodding. 

Courage