B!Character Strength: Friendship

Guidelines for parents of 1rst and 2nd year of Secondary School - October B!Character Strength

GOAL SLOGAN: I TRY TO WIDEN MY FRIENDSHIPS AND GET TO KNOW EVERYONE

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

The questions below are designed to help you think about how you can help from home with the skills    development programme your child is taking part in.

  1. How do we express our friendliness towards others? Do we try to get to know everyone, work colleagues, neighbours, etc.?
  2. Is the way that we maintain and care for our friendships a good example for our children? Do we always talk well of others?
  3. Are our plans open to other people? Do we make plans together with friends by providing new ideas and accepting theirs?

HOW CAN WE HELP?

The suggestions below show when personal parental involvement is necessary. The aim of the subjects proposed is to demonstrate where you might be able to support your child and help him work on developing this month’s skill.

  1. When your child does something wrong, instead of admonishing him, try to express your expectations: “When you use the tools, I expect you to put them back in their right place and in good condition.”
  2. Care for your friendships and be open to those that may arise.
  3. Get to know the relations between your children and their friends, allow them to go on excursions, meetings, etc. Especially those events that allow them to widen their circle of friends.
  4. By encouraging your children to widen their contacts and friends by showing an interest in everyone in their social circle and by inviting new classmates to your home, etc.
Other strengths:

Management of environment

Open mindedness

Justice

Sobriety

Courage

Leadership

Citizenship

Personal dimension

Interior

Study

Creativity

Optimism

Ideals

Tidiness

Responsability

Prudence

Outdoor

Strength

Self-esteem

Integrity

Eagerness to learn

Gratitude

Openness to others

Interpersonal dimension

Communication

Friendship

Perseverance

Cooperation

Honesty

Generosity