Instilling good characters in your children is one of the ways you can help them lead a successful happy life. We all want our kids to grow up happy and loved but, it takes patience, practice and gentle reinforcement to build character in children.

According to Dr. A. A, “character is an indication of a person’s ability to inhibit the baser human instincts of fear, greed, selfishness and pride while deliberately exercising virtues of goodness.” Human beings are not born with characters; it is the result of choice, training and practice until the values that govern our actions are embedded in our subconscious.

It is safe to say that, character is a reflection of who we choose to be, the attitudes and values that govern our behaviour and how we feel about ourselves and others. To build character in your children, here are the five simple but necessary traits you need to imbibe in them.

#1 Confidence
The importance of confidence in this present age cannot be overemphasised. Provide your children with age-appropriate tasks and challenges to let them work through. Leave them to tie their shoes or choose their clothes. When you support them while they check off their accomplishments, you build their confidence to tackle bigger ones.

#2 Responsibility
Your children are part of your family so, you should not exclude them from doing the house chores. Chores such as washing plates, sweeping or washing their socks. It makes them responsible.

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