
How to Build Moral Courage in Your Kids
Respect, humility and courage – foundational to a happy, healthy society – have been diminished in our culture. My wife and I aimed to instill those values in our boys, Trent and Troy, by enrolling them in Cotillion, an etiquette class that prepares children to interact with each other with manners as mature young men and women. The boys were apprehensive, but I assured them, “Don’t worry, guys. They’ll mostly teach you table manners.” Boy, was I wrong.