Habit Training

Somewhere I found this list of Charlotte Mason inspired habits to cultivate (wish I had the source so I could give credit.) We decided to pick 2 habits at a time and the whole family will focus on them. The kids are drawing pictures right now and writing the words down for our June habit so they can hang them up on the fridge to remember. We chose paying attention and remembering. Which is something we can all work on, right? But we’re making these a special focus so that we (Kit & myself) can be better about following through with the kids as we cultivate these habits. Here’s the rest of the list with some of our modifications (forgive the no punctuation/breaks – it came formatted like that):

~ Decency and Propriety Habits:
Cleanliness
Courtesy
Kindness
Manners
Modesty and Purity
Neatness
Order
Regularity
Candor
Courage
Diligence
Fortitude
Generosity
Gentleness
Meekness
Patience
Respect
Temperance
Thrift
~ Mental Habits: 
Attention Imagining
Meditation
Memorizing
Mental Effort
Observation
Perfect Execution
Reading for Instruction
Remembering Thinking
Accuracy
Concentration
Reflection
Thoroughness
~
Moral Habits:
Integrity
Priorities
Finishing
Use of Time
Borrowed Property
Obedience
Personal Initiative
Reverence
Self-Control
Sweet, Even Temper
Truthfulness
Usefulness
~
Physical Habits: 
Alertness to Seize
Opportunities
Fortitude
Health
Managing One’s Own Body
Music
Outdoor Life
Quick Perception of Senses
Self-Control in Emergencies
Self-Discipline in Habits
Self-Restraint in Indulgences
Training the Ear and Voice
~
Religious Habits: Prayer,
Scripture study, Reverent Attitude

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *