Character Counts - Caring

Be Kind
Be compassionate and show you care
Express gratitude
Forgive others
Help people in need

Suggestions for parents:

Motivate and challenge your children to be fair with each other. Tell them that you have a challenge for them and it contains four words that rhyme: “I dare you to share and to care and be fair.” Suggest that this challenge is harder (and wiser) than any of the “dares” their friends might give them. Talk about what each word means.

Create an “Acts of Kindness” Tree. Whenever you see your child showing kind and caring behavior toward others, write your child’s name and action on a green paper “leaf” which is displayed on the tree.

Create Random Notes of Kindness. Have your child(ren) write notes to other family members or friends that describes something nice about the other person.

Create Caring Coupons. Have your child(ren) think of caring acts which they commit to in a form of a coupon for a parent or teacher.

This is only one of the six pillars of character. View our other character pages: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.