Wednesday, August 10, 2011

CM Habits

Choose one habit at a time.  Get the child's will with yours.

Decency and Propriety Habits
Cleanliness
Courtesy
Kindness
Manners
Modesty and Purity
Neatness
Order
Regularity
(Mentioned only)
Candor
Courage
Diligence
Fortitude
Generosity
Gentleness
Meekness
Patience
Respect
Temperance
Thrift

Mental Habits
Attention
Imagining
Meditation
Memorizing
Mental Effort
Observation
Perfect Execution
Reading for Instruction
Remembering
Thinking
(Mentioned only)
Accuracy
Concentration
Reflection
Thoroughness

Moral Habits
Integrity
(as shown in)
Priorities
Finishing
Use of Time
Borrowed Property
Obedience
Personal Initiative
Reverence
Self-Control
Sweet, Even Temper
Truthfulness
Usefulness

Physical Habits
Alertness to Seize Opportunities
Fortitude
Health
Managing One’s Own Body
Music
Outdoor Life
Quick Perception of Senses
Self-Control in Emergencies
Self-Discipline in Habits
Self-Restraint in Indulgences
Training the Ear and Voice

Religious Habits
Regularity in Devotions
Prayer
Reading the Bible
Praise
Reverent Attitude
Sunday-Keeping
Thanksgiving
Thought of God

1.  Your brief talk with your older child to discuss the benefits of the next habit you want to help him instill should be encouraging and fill him with hope.

2.  Your correctional hints that help your child initiate his own mental reminder and go down the right neuron route should convey positive expectation.

3.  The living examples you point out, who demonstrate the character trait that you and your child are working to cultivate, should be edifying.

4.  When administering natural consequences, you need to communicate that you are hopeful and expect that your child will continue to improve.



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