Help for Homes Using the Home System
Your child's school focused on building Honorable Character in school, did you know you can complement that experience right at home with the HONORABLE CHARACTER (HC) Home System?
The HC Home System provides a structured framework for parents to end nagging at home while building a child's character through individual responsibility tasks and highlighting each child's honorable character. In addition, the child learns goal setting, delayed gratification, and money management.
With the HC Home System, parents can stop nagging and instead focus on their child's character attributes, such as wisdom, kindness to a sibling, and initiative.
As the children complete assigned or chosen family responsibilities around the home, parents can feel a sense
of pride and fulfillment as they witness their children's
responsible, honorable character in action.
Vicki Vaughn, Founder of HONORABLE CHARACTER, said, "As a young parent, I felt clueless at times. Knowing the daunting responsibility of parenting, I recognized my need for help. The HC Home System was a simple tool that gave our family the structure we needed to become the best version of ourselves. Our home became peaceful as we witnessed our sons show initiative and become responsible in their home responsibilities, personal goals, and school activities. These characteristics prepared them well to accomplish their personal and eventual career goals."
There is a key to raising responsible, caring, and remarkable young people. Give them age-appropriate jobs as soon as they can walk and call out their honorable character throughout the day!
Age-appropriate jobs build your children's inner confidence and help them understand their important role in the family. When everyone in the family works together, things run more smoothly, fostering a sense of togetherness and harmony. The HC Home System encourages this unity and cooperation, making the home a more peaceful and enjoyable place for everyone.
Marty Rossman, professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota, conducted a study and concluded that children as young as three who participated in chores were more likely to be self-sufficient, maintain positive relationships with family, and achieve success in schools and careers than those whose parents didn't engage them in chores. This sense of accomplishment and independence in children is a testament to the effectiveness of the HC Home System, providing parents with reassurance and confidence in their parenting.
But exactly HOW Does the HC Home System Work?
The HONORABLE CHARACTER™ Home System utilizes a simple and effective structure to build character in your child. It involves three easy steps that you can introduce into your home:
1. Learn the HONORABLE CHARACTER™ traits; Become familiar with each trait and household task on the recording chart. Refer to your Honorable Character Home Chart for character trait definitions. Blank lines are available for additional chores or other desired positive behaviors.
2. Observe your child and mark the chart. Post the chart in a visible/easily accessible place. Oversee your child, and as you observe a positive character trait or a task completed correctly, verbally affirm your child, and have the child mark the appropriate day/section on the chart. On the occasion when a child demonstrates character that is not honorable or does not complete a task well, have him place a negative mark on the chart. Points for negative marks will be deducted from the total points for the week, discouraging negative choices. However, remember first and foremost to focus on the positive!
3. Total the points and give rewards. At the end of the week, tally each child's total points, verbally commend your child on his character, efforts and accomplishments, and provide monetary earnings or other recognition. Financial rewards are especially valuable in teaching goal setting, delayed gratification, and good money management, including saving and giving.
