{"id":4407,"date":"2025-04-04T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/?p=4407"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:28:52","slug":"character-trait-of-the-month-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/character-trait-of-the-month-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Trait of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- <\/span><b>Zest.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zest is not just a brand of soap! It is an enthusiasm and excitement for all that you do; a desire to be active and feel alive! Children learn to be passionate about things by watching their parents get excited and from receiving encouragement for things at which they are good.\u00a0 We want the children to approach life as an adventure; so that one has motivation in challenging situations or tasks.\u00a0 Zest is essentially a concept of courage, and involves acquiring the motivation to complete challenging situations and tasks.\u00a0 Children don&#8217;t get excited about everything, but when they do, we ask parents and adults in the child\u2019s life to encourage them and look for opportunities to help them stay excited.\u00a0 Encourage children to participate fully in whatever they are excited about!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/quote\/256891?ref=zest-for-life\"><b><i>True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of <\/span><b><i>The Little Prince<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- Zest.\u00a0 Zest is not just a brand of soap! 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