Virtue of the Month- Self Control

Our Virtue of the month for January is Self-Control. What is self-control? According to the dictionary it is “ the ability to control oneself, in particular one's emotions and desires or the expression of them in one's behavior, especially in difficult situations.” Self-control is the control of how we express our feelings. In order to do this, we need grace from God and a lot of practice to gain self-control. Throughout our school day, and even at home, we are presented with challenges to our self-control and we must decide how we will respond to those challenges. Do I yell? Do I insist on doing things my way? Montessori teaches uses the phrase “self-regulation” in place of “self-control”. The greatest way to teach this is modeling. We, as parents and teachers, show our children what “self-regulation” or “self-control” looks like. And, within our faith, we have the examples of the lives of the saints to guide us. Following are links to three articles on self-control- one Orthodox Christian and the other two are Montessori.

https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/the-virtues/self-control

https://www.mother.ly/child/5-phrases-montessori-teachers-use-to-teach-self-control4

http://ageofmontessori.org/teaching-children-to-self-regulate/

May we all grow in self-control and be the models to our children that they need for us to be. May it be blessed,
Mrs. Blankenstein