Glossary

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, that is, 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 or actions of another child/adult

Value: Basic core beliefs that guide or motivate a person’s attitudes or actions

Ethnicity: Belonging to a population that has common national 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 or deliberate

Self-esteem: Feelings related to one’s 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