childhood development, children, good character, good parenting

Helping Children Develop Good Character

For young children, everything in life is part of learning. Encouraging children to develop good character during play is essential to their development. Many parents think it is difficult for children to cultivate good character traits, but it is relatively easy to form bad ones when you pay attention to their behavior while at play; ...

Max Lu

Five young friends with smiling faces running outdoors.

Be Friends With People Who Have These 4 Good Character Traits

People recognize each other by appearance, but they interact with each other because of their character. Good character is the source of trust and the proof of deep friendship. No matter who you are or what you do, character plays a big role. People with good character usually have the following 4 traits 1.  Not ...

Nspirement Staff

Three women sitting on a bench laughing.

How Your Character Is Revealed Through Inner Qualities

It’s the little things that can reveal a person’s true character. According to accomplished Sinophile Sean Upton-McLaughlin: “Traditional Chinese beliefs have also emphasized a person’s character, or sù zhì (素质), which boils down to proper etiquette and the accepted way of behaving both in social and business situations.”   To the Chinese, Sù zhì — also translated as ...

Helen London

Sign post at an intersection that says 'Good' and 'Bad' instead of having street names on it.

Good Character Is the Only Invincible Arrow

The most important skill for an archer to develop is good character. In ancient times, a man called Gan Ying excelled at archery. As soon as he fitted an arrow to the bow and pulled on the drawstring, beasts became motionless, and birds fell from the sky. When Fei Wei heard about these skills, he ...

Helen London

An archery target filled with arrows.

Children With a Promising Future Have These 4 Traits

As the saying goes: “the boy is the father of the man.” Character traits nurtured and encouraged in children will have a lifelong impact, so early childhood education is crucial in determining a person’s future path. Successful adults often display some of these characteristics as children  1. Extraordinary creativity Knowledge is taught; creativity is inborn. ...

Kathy McWilliams

Two girls sitting at a wooden table and coloring together.

The Importance of Having Good Character

Great people are usually judged by their good character and having good character means that you have such admirable traits as honesty, responsibility, and courage. It is beneficial for you to have good character. Being honorable and honest in the work you do and in your relations with others are essential in your life. The general ...

Tatiana Denning

Dwight Eisenhower in his jeep.

Good Character Is Your Real Fortune

Your real fortune is neither beauty nor money; rather, it’s possessing good character, which is a passport to a good life. In an indifferent and unpredictable environment, your thinking and reactions depend on the quality of your character. There is a Chinese saying: “If one desires to make achievements in life, his first achievement must be to ...

Emma Lu

A small treasure chest with paper money and coins.

3 Uplifting Stories: Respecting Others

Respecting others is a mark of good character and builds a solid foundation for all our relationships. Respecting others Famous Japanese entrepreneur Kõnosuke Matsushita (1894-1989) once invited some friends to have dinner at a restaurant. He ordered good steaks for everyone, and all of his friends finished their steaks with delight, except Matsushita. Seeing the ...

Helen London

A field with dying flowers.

How Granny Fang Found Her Son-in-Law

This is the story about how Granny Fang came to pick her own son-in-law. A long time ago, there was a man named Fang Chang. He was in the cotton business and worked hard to save quite a bit of money. He then died, leaving behind his only daughter and his wife — who the ...

Armin Auctor

How a Country Woman Made a Minister Look Inside Himself

A tale from the book Stories About Famous Women of Ancient China shows the wisdom of a country woman more than two millenniums ago. After a collision with another vehicle, how does one properly and effectively resolve the matter? Should people handle it with confrontation? Or should they settle things with sensible reasoning? One year, Duke Ji ...

Nspirement Staff

Ancient Chinese carriages.