The Importance of 'Good Character'

I came across this article; 'Society's Challenge: To Build Character' in last edition of The Sunday Times and thought it worthy of a mention on here.

I am a Mum who is constantly swinging between a position of hyper-over-analysis about the importance of my role in moulding and a laid back stance of; "Gah, they'll be what they'll be despite my neurosis". So.... I found this article rather interesting and now has me back as the Whittling Mother who WILL raise her boys into fine, upstanding men (wish me luck, yes?).