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Teach Children Responsibility: Pledge Hand Craft

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pledgeI think I can safely say that we all want our kids to learn to put their things away, respect the house they live in, and be kind to others.  And teaching a child to be nice and help out is great.

But I’ve been thinking lately about how instilling a sense of responsibility – and helping the child discern for themselves what this looks like in real life – is one step beyond and covers quite a bit of territory regarding life decisions.  Don’t we want our children to take responsibility for their actions, whether it’s cleaning up after their own selves or being thoughtful of their friends?

The outward form of “responsibility” will change over the years as the kids grow up, but learning the word and what it means is a first step.  So I made this activity to help us learn what responsibility is and how we can “pledge” ourselves to act responsibly.

If you want to teach children responsibility, you  may like to give this a try!

 

Craft Activity

We discussed the word “pledge” (pledge = promise) and talked about how sometimes people make a public pledge (like holding a hand over the heart) when they are deciding to do something important.  We pledged a few things that we would like to do to act responsibly, such as putting the dishes and laundry away before bed time, being nice to siblings, and picking up toys after we use them.  We talked a lot about being responsible with our hands when playing with siblings as this is a constant discussion in our household at the moment…

Then we traced the boys hands on a piece of paper, colored them in and wrote the word “Pledge”, then cut the hand out.  Simple!  Just a little physical reminder of what “pledge” means and how we can pledge ourselves to responsible behavior.

 

What ways have you introduced the concept of responsibility in your home?

 

Feel free to share your experiences with this activity and/or any variations you came up with. Links to related activities or to your post that links here, are most welcome also.

Thanks for your feedback – I appreciate all your comments!

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About Chelsea Lee Smith

Author, certified parent educator, and mother of three with a background in Communications and Counselling, Chelsea provides resources to parents and teachers who want to incorporate personal growth into everyday moments. Follow her @momentsaday on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

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  1. Florence Santhiavoo

    May 2, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    A big thank you for your efforts. I’m a social worker in a Children’s Home. Teaching character building to broken spirits is an uphill task. your efforts are so useful and practical that I personally enjoy teaching using them to teach my kids. Thank you once again.

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  2. Janet Pauley

    January 10, 2015 at 7:54 am

    I have been looking for a good curriculum to teach preschoolers chararcter traits.
    I love your hands on ideas.

    Reply

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