10 Ways to Ensure Your Children Keep Their Word

Great article to help coaches and parents!

When our culture advises parents to “groom” their children for success, it typically encourages us to send our kids to the best schools or push them to squeeze out every possible SAT point they can muster.

But what is often overlooked is our children’s integrity, the rudder that will steer their life’s ship. And integrity starts with keeping promises.

If you really want your children to flourish, train them to keep their word, no matter what. When your kids say they will do something, they do. No questions asked.

If your children will live up to this principle, wherever they go, their reputation for being upstanding will make them outstanding.  Equip them for success. Here are 10 Ways to Ensure Your Children Keep Their Word:


1. Keep your word – always:
   Like most clichés, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” contains practical wisdom. Children learn 100% of the time. Watching dad back out of a promise will leave an imprint, always.
   
   
2. Model integrity in every aspect of your life:
   Integrity isn’t selective. Dad as a role model and dad as a leader amount to a broad sweep. Keeping our word is an example for so much more. Our integrity is to be character lesson #1 in absolutely all we say and do.
   
   
3. Make character education an ongoing family project:
   The family is a living, learning laboratory – a learning center where “teachable moments” abound. It’s a simple task to pause, point out a truth, then move on. “Look, Junior, that wasn’t easy; but we made the commitment to help pick up trash this morning and I’m glad we did. What do you think?”
   
   
4. Share stories of family character and examples of famous people:
   Talk about family history that supports promise keeping. Watch movies together such as “Chariots of Fire” and talk afterwards. Highlight news items and personalities that illustrate the value of integrity.
   
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