How to shape your child's character
The key to a good life is to live with virtue. Aristotle identified 12 virtues your child needs to thrive.
Most parents outsource the formation of their child’s character to the public school system and television.
The result of outsourcing the formation of character to the state is a generation of children who don’t know who they are, what they stand for, or how to thrive in life.
Instead, many live with low focus, low energy, and rising anxiety and depression.
They live as pawns in other people’s games.
Parents of children who thrive do something different.
“The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference.”
— Aristotle
Intentional parents focus on the foundation of their child’s character from a young age.
Aristotle believed habits formed in childhood are crucial, representing not just a small difference, but the entire difference in how a life turns out.
How to shape your child’s character
1. Develop the 12 core virtues
Aristotle identified 12 core virtues a human needs to live a good life. Cultivating these in youth is essential to building a successful and meaningful life.
2. Practice the 12 virtues
“We are what we repeatedly do,” said Aristotle. It is not enough to know the virtues, you must live them.
3. Model the 12 virtues
More is caught than taught. Your children learn from your example, not your lectures.
Share with a good parent and follow for the weekly Virtue Letter and daily virtue reminders.
About Letters For Little Heroes
Letters For Little Heroes exists to help parents teach their children the 12 virtues so they grow up to lead good lives.
We offer free daily virtue reminders and The Weekly Virtue Letter.
For parents who want to bring their virtue education to the next level, we create beautifully illustrated monthly hero letters that tell the story of history’s great heroes – and the Aristotelian virtue they exemplified.
So you have an entertaining reading ritual with your child that inspires them to live with virtue too.
Visit lettersforlittleheroes.com
