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  • Three Character Qualities (12-03-2009)

     

    TODAY’S SCRIPT:

    There are three character qualities every parent wants for their child – they are to grow up to be a competent, caring, and self-controlled adult.

    Competence comes from parents giving teens more responsibility for their own choices and putting them in situations where responsibility is expected and modeled.

    Caring comes from parents modeling what it means to be caring, including helping others who are less fortunate and being respectful of other people’s feelings.

    And self-control is best taught by parents enacting and keeping limits in their own lives.

    So, you might want to take the focus off your teen, and see what you are doing to teach your teen to be competent, caring and self-controlled.


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