This document provides tips for teaching children virtues like kindness, diligence, perseverance, and honesty. It recommends modeling good behavior, specifically praying for children and teaching virtues. It also suggests rewarding children with praise and prizes for demonstrating virtues and displaying words around the home to reinforce lessons.

1. by Rachael Urban

4. “Train up a child in the way they should go, and even when they are old
they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6

5. Kindness
Diligence Perseverance
Honesty Attentiveness

7.  Pray for your child
 Teach specifically
 Model
 Reward
• With praise!
• With prizes!

8.  Kindness
• What is it? What does it look like?
 Praiseevery time you possibly can
 Have the word stay up around your class
or home
 You know they have it in their heart and
head when…

9. In….
• Books
• In your own speech and actions
• In board games
• In videos or TV shows

10. •Our family is a Team!
(Team Urban)
•God and the four of
us!
• The Urbans
always… give
because we believe it
is better to give than
receive
•The Urban’s
always… go above
and beyond what is
expected.
•WHAT ARE
TRADITIONS you are
using to build a team
of character?

11.  It isn’t about the game, it’s about the
people in the game.

13.  Chores and responsibilities
 Games

14.  Who is your closest neighbor? Your sibling!

15.  He washed the disciples’ feet
 There is a humility that needs to be taught
 Affirm what the world doesn’t

16.  J.O.Y. – Jesus First, Others Second, You
Last
 Everyone is a winner when they obey!
 “A fool gives vent to his anger but a wise
man keeps himself under control” Proverbs
29:11
 “Be kind and loving to each other”
Ephesians 4:32