How Parents Help Their Children Form Habits Archives — Simply Charlotte Mason

Do you remember what a “gandy dancer” is? Way back in the first post of this series we mentioned that “gandy dancer” was the nickname that was given to early […] Becoming a Gandy Dancer: Habit-Training, part 9 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

One of the best gifts you can give your child is to help him become a person of excellent character. That is what habit-training can do: mold a child’s character. […] Parents Ease the Transition: Habit-Training, part 8 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

The good habits you instill in your child’s life are an endowment. There is a subtle difference between an endowment and an investment. Habit-training yourself is an investment with a […] Parents Give an Endowment: Habit-Training, part 7 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

All of the things we have discussed over the past few weeks on habit-training—taking on the effort of decision, spotlighting the trigger, and adjusting the consequences—are ways to help support […] Parents Support the Will: Habit-Training, part 6 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Habits have consequences. It is a fact of life that we witness every day. If you have a habit of doing the laundry regularly, you will have clean clothes to […] Parents Adjust the Consequences: Habit-Training, part 5 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

We talked last time about the importance of having a trigger that will prompt you to do the desired habit every time. Adults usually have to come up with triggers […] Don’t Become the Trigger: Habit-Training, part 4 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Whether you are instilling a new habit in your own life or in your child’s life, you need to make the initial decisions about which habit you want to work […] Parents Spotlight the Trigger: Habit-Training, part 3 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

As we discussed last week, in many ways your job of cultivating good habits in your child is just like cultivating them in your own life. Most of the principles […] Parents Take On the Effort of Decision: Habit-Training, part 2 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Have you ever heard of a gandy dancer? I just discovered that term and am enjoying the whimsy and rhythm of it. It’s the nickname that was given to early […] A Parent’s Business: Habit-Training, part 1 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.