B!Character Strength: Friendship

Guidelines for parents of 3rd and 4th year of Secondary School - October B!Character Strength

GOAL SLOGAN: I MAKE ANEFFORT TO MODERATE MY TEMPER

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 I try to control my emotions in difficult situations (e.g. arguments) at home?
  2. How to we encourage a positive and optimistic environment at home?
  3. After a difference of opinion or argument, have we taken the initiative to sort things out before the end of the day?
  4. Do we know ourselves well (virtues, defects, talents and abilities)? Do we work on the development of our willpower and good temper?

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. By helping our children to get to know themselves better (defects, strengths, talents, skills, etc.). Their good points need to be stressed and encourage them so that with the support of their strengths they can pay attention to those areas of their personality that require improvement.
  2. If a child gets angry and loses his temper easily, ask him the reason for this behaviour and tell him how to control negative emotions.
  3. By trying to care for the relationships in your family and with friends, by acting with loyalty, avoiding criticism or speaking badly of others.
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