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URGENCY OF CHARACTER FORMATION IN THE FAMILY
The document emphasizes the urgent need for character formation in children, highlighting challenges such as decreased empathy, peer cruelty, and mental health crises. It provides guidance on raising morally intelligent children through strong parental commitment, setting a positive example, and teaching principles of good character. The importance of spiritual development and the positive effects of regular religious practice on youth character is also underscored.
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URGENCY OF CHARACTER FORMATION IN THE FAMILY
- 1. LOGO The Urgency ofCharacter Formation in the Family
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- 5. Assault on Today’sChildren Video GamesYour Child Violence in Media PornographyMaterialism Hedonism
- 6. Assault on Today’sChildren Religious Indifference False Heroes Softness Divorce Alcoholism Moral Relativism Drug Addiction
- 7. “For the first timewe are preparing children for a future we cannot clearly describe.” - David Warlick
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- 9. Dr. Michele Borba’s4 Reasons We Should Be Concerned Author of “Building Moral Intelligence”
- 10. 1 Measurable dip inempathy among today’s youth
- 11. 2 Clear increase inpeer cruelty
- 12. 3 More cheating andweaker moral reasoning in young people
- 13. 4 Mental Health Epidemic amongthe young
- 14. Rise in suicidecases Depression
- 15. LOGO Now more thanever, this work of formation is urgent and important.
- 16. Enhancing MORAL INTELLIGENCE isour best hope to get them on the right course so that they ACT and THINK right.
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- 22. Teach the great characterstrengths: •By your example •By your direction •By your verbal explanations
- 23. LOGO THEY HAVE TOLEARN LOVE from us
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- 26. Commit to RaisingA Moral Child Research: parents who feel strongly about their kids turning out morally usually succeed because they committed themselves to that effort.
- 27. If you reallywant to raise a moral child, then make a personal commitment to raise one, and don’t stop until he does.
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- 29. Each day askyourself: “If my child had only my behavior to watch, what example would he catch?”
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- 31. They will hear messagesthat counter your values: music, videos, television, internet.
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- 34. How do Iact in front of my kids when the day is hard and my patience is lacking?
- 35. How do Icontrol my own anger and stress?
- 36. In the middleof an argument, am I able to stop and say, “Let’s stay calm?”
- 37. Am I doinganything in excess - drinking, eating, smoking, swearing, spending, working, playing – that might send a wrong signal?
- 38. Can we focuson a conversation without having to check our phone every few minutes?
- 39. Can we handle thepressure related to owning the latest gadgets?
- 41. Dr. Thomas Lickona’s Principles ofRaising Good ChildrenAuthor of “Character Matters”
- 42. PRINCIPLE 1 Know whatgood character is and make character development a high priority.
- 43. What will mykids be like when they are grown men and women? Will they be hardworking and responsible?
- 44. Will they makeloving husbands and wives and capable mothers and fathers?
- 45. How might myactions now affect those outcomes?
- 46. PRINCIPLE 2 Love them (4WAYS: affirmation, time, communication, & sacrifice)
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- 48. Require them always tospeak respectfully to you—in what they say and in their tone of voice.
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- 51. PRINCIPLE 5 Teach Themto Manage the Moral Environment
- 52. PRINCIPLE 6 Use directteaching and questioning to develop conscience and moral reasoning.
- 53. Practice what you preach,but don’t forget to preach what you practice.
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- 55. PRINCIPLE 8 Solve problems andconflicts fairly and with love.
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- 57. Religion’s impact onyouth character Research shows that teens who regularly practice a religious faith: Work harder in school and get better grades Are more involved in service activities Are less likely to steal, be violent, use drugs and alcohol, or have sex Have greater life satisfaction and lower suicide rates. -www.childtrends.org
- 58. “If a youngperson does not pray, he or she will almost certainly experience a crisis of faith. Without prayer, they will not have the spiritual vitality to withstand the onslaughts of a pagan world.” — Hugh Thwaites
- 59. LOGO The Urgency ofCharacter Formation in the Family