| Word/term | Definition |
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| Interdependence | Positive reliance on mutual help or interaction between friends, family and wider community |
| Empathy | The ability to connect sensitively to another person’s feelings, thoughts and attitudes and behaviour |
| Temperament | A person’s specific manner, disposition or tendency – how they receive and respond to the world around them ie, their natural way of thinking, behaving, or reacting in situations |
| Characteristics | A feature or a quality distinguishing a particular person or thing |
| Discipline | A latin word taken from disciple “a teacher” to teach (without fear) |
| Modelling | A way in which a child imitates/copies behaviour,actions of another child/adult |
| Value | Basic core beliefs that guide or motive a person’s attitudes or actions |
| Ethnicity | Belonging to a population that has common national and or cultural traditions |
| Rite of passage | An event or activity that marks the transition (move) from one stage of life to another i.e. early childhood to teenage, teenage to adulthood |
| Spiritual | An individual practice/habit or activity that brings about a positive sense of wellbeing, feeling of inner peace or positive purpose |
| Consequence | The result or outcome following an action/behaviour which could be positive or negative, natural of deliberate |
| Self-esteem | Feelings related to ones self-worth – How much you appreciate or like yourself |
| Self-discipline | The ability to control and motivate yourself to do the right thing |
| Social competence | A range of skills that enable you to get along well with others |
