Starting with Character focuses on character development in infants, toddlers, and twos. This guide provides everything needed for preparing the environment, creating routines, and evaluating individual learning styles. Lesson plans and steps for creating new lessons are provided, as well as guides for evaluating children's progress. Facilitate the development of key character traits in children: caring, honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, and self-discipline. Cathy Waggoner has worked in the field of education since 1989 with experience as a child care director and administrator at the Promethean Foundation. Martha Herndon, PhD, has worked as both an ECE educator and researcher since 1975.