The Chatterbox

Building Character

Many schools across North America have begun to implement some form of character building education. This means that at least some children are being introduced to the concept of developing good character traits. However, we believe that the teaching of character begins in the home and continues long after school is done. Your character determines how you are going to live your life. Simply put, character determines how you will act, what you will think, how hard you will or won't try, how you will treat others, let them treat you, or treat yourself and how you will deal with life's circumstances.

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Getting Along With People

Getting along with people and learning how to deal with others is perhaps one of the most important skills of high achievers. Multiple surveys conducted with high achievers have regularly concluded that their ability to deal with people is one of the most important skills they attribute to their success. If people skills are such an important factor to the attainment of success, does it not make sense that these skills should be taught to your children in a much more structured, organized and conscience fashion? We should ensure our children become aware of the importance of being able to deal with and get along with people.

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Goal Planning

Setting goals is essential for building a successful life. By teaching your children to set goals, you will help them grow into the people they want to be. However, teaching kids how to set and achieve goals is not part of most school curriculums, nor is it taught in most homes. Many parents themselves have never learned the proper techniques of goal setting. While you develop your own goal-setting skills, you can also be helping and encouraging your children to develop theirs. Goal setting is a life-long skill. It helps your child to focus on their unique gifts and talents, it helps them to cultivate and strengthening their self-worth, and equips them to lead a life full of meaning purpose and direction, regardless of the professional or personal paths they choose

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Dealing With Money

For many families, talking about money is taboo. Yet children not taught about money pay the consequences for a life-time. Many parents don't teach children about money because they think they shouldn't talk about money with children, don't have the time, or simple think they don't know or have enough money. Parents should take the time to teach children about money regardless of income and should start when children are young. Imagine the advantage you would have today had you been money savvy from childhood. Knowing how to effectively save, spend, invest and be charitable with their money today will result in a better quality of life tomorrow

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Family Life

By using The Chatterbox – Family Edition your family will learn how to work better as a family unit and gain a clearer understanding of the rules, roles and obligations of each family member. Today more than ever, we live busy lives. We get caught up in everyday routines and activities that seem to allow less and less time for family interaction. Families are where we learn values, skills and behavior. Strong families manage and control their learning experiences. They guide their children into the outside world. By making simple changes to our routines, we can ensure that our home is a place where the entire family feels a sense of belonging, comfort and safety.

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Achievement Skills

Success means different things to different people. Some people define success in material terms such as acquiring great wealth, owing your own house or a fine automobile. Others define success in terms of personal accomplishments such as graduating from school, holding a senior level job, making the football team or learning how to play the piano. Still others define success in more abstract terms such as being happy, having a close family or being able to laugh and have fun. There is no one, all-encompassing definition of success because success is a relative concept. No matter what your definition of success is, by learning and developing proven success skills early in life, then helping your children turn them into habits, they will find it easier to reach their full potential.

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