1. Health 10/31/18

2. What is Character?
Character: the way in which you think, feel, and act.
A person is said to have good character when they have certain qualities:
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship

3. Trustworthiness: Respect:
A trustworthy person is:
Reliable and honest
Someone you can count on
When you show regard for your health and the health of other people.
Respectful listening and speaking are important communication skills
Respectful person also realizes that others have the right to view the situation or idea differently

4. Responsibility: Fairness:
Being accountable for your actions:
Willing to step forward
Doing what you’re responsible for.
Treating everyone equally.
Open-minded
Does not favor one person over another

5. Caring: Citizenship:
Showing understanding and compassion toward others:
Treats others with kindness and generosity
Listen to others
Trying to help when possible
Offer support and encouragement to others
Consists of all responsibilities and privileges of being a citizen.
Good citizenship means obeying rules, and laws
Doing what you can to help your school, community, and country
Encouraging others to get involved.
Protecting the environment
Related to the skill of Advocacy: taking action in support of a cause.

6. Developing your character
Character must be learned when you’re young.
Developed through your life
Can be learned from your parents, religious leaders, and others
Can be learned from life experiences
Learn about qualities of good character from watching people around you.
They can have positive and negative influences on you.
May be role models: people who inspire you to act or think in a certain way
Ex. parents, grandparents, older siblings.