Traci S Campbell

Part IV: “Who’s the Boss?” “Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. We have reached the conclusion of the 4-part blog post on ways to instill GREAT character into your tween or teen. We have discussed the basics of values and manners, the importance [...]

Part III: “Adult Preparation” “Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” George Dana Boardman Last time, we left off on the importance of quality family time and its effects in building great character in your teen or tween. [...]

Last week, the internet world (as well as numerous magazine racks) were filled with negative press and scathing remarks about the latest drama in the world of young celeb, Lindsay Lohan.  I, purposely, did not touch the subject because of the hoards of attention already being cast upon this very unfortunate young woman.  However, the [...]

Part II: “There Is No Time Like Quality Time” “Personal example carries more weight than preaching.” Chinese Proverb So now that we have the “basics” out of the way [refer to the blog post "How to Instill 'Good' (no wait...'Great') Character in Your Teen or Tween" Part I: The Basics], we can move on to [...]

Part I: “The Basics” “Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed.” C. H. Parkhurst I love this quote. It is simple and to the point! To have great character which, by the way, GREATLY determines the course of our lives, is simply the application of certain habits that become “fixed” in our [...]