Summer is a time to have fun! This July, join The Character Effect™ Characters to explore the strengths of zest, forgiveness, perseverance, kindness, teamwork, friendship, gratitude, and curiosity. Download the activity sheet here.
Your strengths are a treasure. Keep them safe! You have all of these strengths inside you. Which ones do you think you show your friends & family most often? Let’s treasure those ones! Color & cut out your strengths and keep them safe in the treasure chest. Download this fun activity to keep track of your most important treasure, your unique character strengths!
What are your family’s Top 5 Strengths? What are your family’s top 5 strengths? How can you mindfully build on them each day? Wisdom Creativity Curiosity Judgment Love of Learning Perspective Courage Bravery Perseverance Honesty Zest Humanity Love Friendship Kindness Justice Teamwork Fairness Leadership Temperance Forgiveness Humility Prudence Self-Control Transcendence Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence Gratitude Hope Humor Sense of Meaning
Your April Parenting Tips Are Here! Parents, April is here and you may feel as if you need parenting help more than ever. We get it. This month our parenting tips from The Character Effect™ have a little more character to bring a smile to your face. You’ll be seeing and hearing more about Astrobot, Click, Bex, and Moffee in the weeks and months to come, but this month they will be helping with zest, kindness, and love of learning. Click to download this month’s calendar.
Everyone has their own individual unique strengths inside them (24 to be exact!). While you may be home with your children why not set an intention to spot your kid’s strengths and let them know when you see them using them? This strengths-based approach helps your child build resilience and be more confident. Start by learning more about the 24 character strengths by completing the VIA Character Strengths Survey with your family. Once you know your child’s strengths, take the time to be aware of those strengths and point them out every time you see your child using them. Download and print our Strength Spotting Certificate as an easy way to recognize and celebrate your child’s strengths. Want to learn more about a strengths-based approach to parenting? Visit our website to learn more about Natural Strength Parenting, our unique approach to parenting.
Getting Started With Natural Strength Parenting NEW! Get started with Natural Strength Parenting™ with this FREE 7-day text course ! “I just can’t do this,” your child sighs in frustration after working on one math problem for a half hour. “Some kids are being mean to me at school,” your child quietly confides to you after coming home with a tear in their favorite hoodie. “I hate you!” Your child shouts as they slam their bedroom door. (They don’t mean it!) Parenting Can Be Challenging! Parenting is the most important (and challenging) job you’ll ever do. Today’s rapidly changing world is creating a lot of stress for families, both parents and children alike. Sometimes it is difficult to find time to really be present with your kids. A New Approach Natural Strength Parenting™ is a unique approach to parenting from Beech Acres Parenting Center. Natural Strength Parenting™ encourages you to be intentional and mindful in your parenting while focusing on your child’s innate strengths. Building on their strengths will increase their confidence, self-esteem, and resilience all of which lead to positive well-being. We promise these skills aren’t hard, and more of your conversations will be about what’s going right vs. what they did wrong! Be Intentional, Focus On Their Strengths, and Be Mindful About Being In The Moment With Them Setting an intention is as simple as asking yourself two questions: 1. Who do YOU want to be as a parent? 2. What kind of person do you want your child to be? Let’s say you set an intention for your daughter to be a strong, independent woman. You can reinforce this intention by making subtle changes in everyday moments. After rushing to pick her up from basketball practice and get home in time for dinner it’s easy to say; “Get in the car! We’re late for dinner.” But imagine what it would look like to mindfully engage with them in the moment. Recall that intention and remember how scared she was to try out for the team. What strength did she use? “Thank you for using your strength of bravery to try out for the basketball team.” Ask a powerful question to get start a meaningful conversation. “What new thing did you learn today that helps you be a better player? I want to hear about it on the way home, but we’ve got to go since we’re running behind today.” See how a small change can make a big difference? Let’s Get Started! Have every member of your family complete the Spotlight on my Strengths Survey. Once you’ve discovered everyone’s innate strengths you can build on those strengths by “spotting” your kids using them every day. Ready For More? Our website has a variety of valuable resources, fun activities, and creative exercises to help you bring Natural Strength Parenting™ to life in your family. Natural Strength Parenting™ is the culmination of over 170 years of parenting experience at Beech Acres Parenting Center. For the first time, intentionality, mindfulness, and character strengths are working together in a fun, seamless framework that can make a big difference for your family. Learn more about Natural Strength Parenting™ by visiting our website or schedule a one- hour Natural Strength Parenting™ coaching session with one of our child development experts. Get started with Natural Strength Parenting today! #NaturalStrengthParenting #ParentPurposefully #ParentMindfully #ParentStrong
What Strengths Will You Use? Our approach highlights and celebrates families’ strengths. We help parents develop the strengths they want to use as parents, and support them in growing their kids’ strengths as well. Bonus! Our friends at the Cincinnati Public Library put together this awesome reading list for character strengths! Check it out!
2020 Strength Spotting Tourney! Too much basketball? Try this bracket for your family. Tally up your strengths each week and discover which rise to the top. At the end you’ll know which strength is champion in your house!
Looking for something fun and relaxing to celebrate the strength of love with your family? Download a “love” coloring page from The Character Effect™! ❤️
Why not start the new year and a new decade by setting an intention to notice your child’s strengths? Everyone has their own individual unique strengths inside them (24 to be exact!). This year set an intention to spot your kid’s strengths and let them know when you see them using them. This strengths-based approach helps your child build resilience and be more confident. Start by learning more about the 24 character strengths by completing the VIA Character Strengths Survey with your family. Once you know your child’s strengths, take the time to be aware of those strengths and point them out every time you see your child using them. Download and print our Strength Spotting Certificate as an easy way to recognize and celebrate your child’s strengths.
