Raising considerate kids makes their lives better and those around them. Helping them to think about how their actions and behaviours impact others enables them to be understanding, compassionate and thoughtful.

A child learns to be empathic when considering how another person might feel about a particular situation. They begin to learn how to put themselves in someone else’s shoes.

Being considerate can also result in healthy relationships as they learn to be kind, understanding and empathic.

Critical thinking enables them to evaluate what is fair and what is not. Forward-thinking about the potential consequences of their actions promotes their cognitive development.

Whenever a child is taught values in their developing years, and their personal development remains constant throughout their life, our society benefits in numerous ways.

Consideration happens throughout numerous small moments in life.\

Whether it be a child picking up an object an older person dropped for them, learning to take their shoes off at the front door of their home and their friend’s homes, hanging up their towel on the bathroom rack or helping a school friend learn something they are struggling with it all matters.

As a parent, we all want our children to be considerate and kind. To think of others and not be selfish. It’s also important to teach our children not to be ‘people pleasers’ and to be self-aware of how they feel when they are considerate.

Let them know there’s a difference between feeling good about themselves and seeking gratification from others. You want your children to be assertive and advocate for themselves rather than be over-accommodating. Teach them to balance everything in life, including all character traits.

Research shows there are long-term outcomes when a child has been raised with character traits including relationships, education and overall life satisfaction.