The Good Eggs Books

Consider a manners mini boot camp at home. Keep track of the please and thank you's for a week!

There was a quote once heard from a school counselor, “He’s not a bad kid, he just has bad habits.” There is a lot of wisdom to that idea.

We have probably all come across a kid like Benedict at one time or another. You think to yourself, who raised that kid?

The most obvious way we can model confidence is by being confident in all we do. We need to believe in our abilities and strengths.

We have the opportunity to teach our children to go out into their world with a belief in themselves.

Why do young children have so much confidence and adults so little? What would life be like for us if we had more of that fearlessness?

Your children may know some of these forms of dishonesty. Allow them to tell you what they know then pick up where they might not be sure.

Honesty is always the best policy. Living honestly – all the time – is always a better way to live!

Even though we know honesty is always the best policy, we observe this all-encompassing rule being broken all the time.

Role playing always works great with the virtue of responsibility. Most children love role playing, especially with their parents!

Being responsible takes effort. It takes commitment and practice, but it all pays off in the end.

The more we get into the practice of making responsible decisions, the more we will automatically act responsibly.

Like all virtues, respect takes practice and commitment. We need to think about how much respect we give to others in our life.

Respect is often something we expect, but may not always give. Sometimes it is said that “respect needs to be earned.” Is that true?

The positive side of acceptance can have the power to change the trajectory of what has come to be seen as the norm.