Responsibility is one of those character traits that most people eventually learn through natural consequences. You forget to pay the electric bill and your power gets shut off! But parents who work on teaching responsibility to kids can help them grow into adults who not only never get their power turned off, but also make other wise choices for life. Teaching responsibility isn’t one size fits all, but it’s something every child will benefit from.
Teaching responsibility to kids is something parents have to constantly stay on top of. iMOM’s Good Character Traits printable is a good starting point. We’ve designed a calendar to help you focus on a different trait each month, but if your child needs an extra focus on responsibility, this printable can be used at any time of the year. It includes a definition you can cut out and hang on the fridge or the mirror in your child’s bathroom (or both). There’s also a Bible verse to offer direction and encouragement.
Part of teaching responsibility is having discussions about the trait and how it relates to life, so we’ve included a conversation starter question to dig deeper. It’s guaranteed to help your child think differently about responsibility. We’re so confident that these tools along with our calendar and its accompanying stickers will lead to great things for your child that the printable page includes a reward certificate with space for you to write how you saw your child showing responsibility. If you really want to reinforce the lesson, you can print a handful and give a certificate to your child weekly. And because we know kids love rewards, each Good Character Trait printable comes with a coupon to give your child. Use our reward, or come up with one of your own that you know will be a big incentive. Teaching responsibility to kids is worth the hard work you’re going to put in.
