Build Virtuous Habits & Patterns thru Homeschooling
In “Build Virtuous Habits & Patterns thru Homeschooling,” Episode, #136, Meredith Curtis gives some practical reality to what Charlotte Mason calls “Patterns & Habits” by zeroing in on 6 character traits (humility/obediene and honor/industriousness/diligence and faithfulness/greeting/service). She gives practical tips and wisdom so that you can use habits and patterns to build these virtues into your children’s hearts and lives. How do you build habits that turn into patterns of living anyhow? Don’t worry! Meredith will show you how!
Powerline Productions, Inc.
Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!
Show Notes
How to we instill virtues through habits and patterns?
Model
Scripture Memorization
Role playing/training
Correction
Try, fail, redo, try, succeed, rejoice
Proactive opportunities
Reward
Humility
God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.
A teachable heart starts with humility. “I have something to learn and you have something valuable to teach me.”
How to model humility and maintain authority.
Obedience/Honor
Obey immediately, completely, and cheerfully
How children treat parents is how they will respond to God
Obedience Game
Holidays (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, others)
Thank parents/spouse for what they do
Hard Work
The Lord commends hard work and declares that all hard work brings a profit.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop
How screen time sucks our children’s drive and ambition out
Schoolwork
Chores
Reward hard work
Diligence/Faithfulness
But when the Son of Man returns, will he find faith (faithfulness) on the earth?
He who is faithful in little is faithful in much
Do your best in everything. Whatever you do work at it with all your heart as if working for the Lord
Schoolwork, making bed, clearing plate from table, putting away what you get out, chores
Teach the joy of completion with easy tasks with occasional challenges
Reward faithfulness & diligence with praise and awards
Greeting
Greet one another.
Greeting communicates love and value. Place high value on others
Manners/etiquette
Teach to greet if shy
Greet when you arrive and when others arrive
Always say goodby and “thank you for having me”
Service
You are not the center of the universe
J.O.Y.
Joy of giving and serving
Notice needs
Play the “Let’s discover needs” game
Serve in small ways and grow
Help carry diaper bag/help carry others’ diaper bags/bring in groceries/carry boxes
Bear your own burden and help others bear their burdens
Talk about how fun it was to serve
DON’T complain—complaining saps the joy out of serving!
Sign up for our Newsletter
Sign up for our updates and get your copy of 100 Homeschool Hacks FREE. Sign up here.
Resources
 |
 |
 |
 |
How-to-Homeschool Books if you want to learn more about homeschooling or plan to homeschool 😊
 |
 |
 |
 |
These are just a few of our many resources that work well for all ages together!
 |
 |
 |
 |
More Podcasts You Might Find Helpful
 |
 |
 |
 |
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | RSS | More
