300 Positive Words to Describe Your Children
Written by Mandy on May 24th, 2013
Activism, Consensual Living, Feminism, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity
Many of the characteristics that are undervalued in children are the very characteristics valued in adults. The next time you find yourself thinking about your children, try to think of their characteristics in a positive light.
A positive attitude can make difference between conflict or connection.
Here are 300 words to get you started:
- determined
- encouraging
- assured
- credible
- loving
- delightful
- intellectual
- articulate
- delightful
- self-assured
- assertive
- fair
- incredible
- clever
- daring
- remarkable
- unparalleled
- resplendent
- calm
- intuitive
- contemplative
- supportive
- astounding
- benevolent
- effervescent
- venturous
- deserving
- mesmerizing
- ingenious
- respectful
- bold
- persistent
- congenial
- majestic
- extraordinary
- self-reliant
- insightful
- approachable
- inspiring
- humorous
- energetic
- powerful
- handsome
- articulate
- compassionate
- amiable
- versatile
- easy-going
- diligent
- dedicated
- proactive
- considerate
- efficient
- quirky
- detailed
- discreet
- optimistic
- uncompromising
- fearless
- courageous
- resolute
- cautious
- dazzling
- spunky
- direct
- exuberant
- devoted
- inquisitive
- strong
- methodical
- steadfast
- elated
- alert
- spirited
- patient
- tough
- hard-working
- open-minded
- motivated
- introspective
- enthusiastic
- opinionated
- fascinating
- joyous
- fabulous
- charming
- industrious
- magnetic
- decorous
- entertaining
- captivating
- independent
- objective
- tenacious
- unbiased
- rhetorical
- reserved
- bright
- excited
- intelligent
- comfortable
- talkative
- unique
- observant
- talented
- sensitive
- aware
- unconventional
- tolerant
- willing
- knowledgeable
- outspoken
- adept
- logical
- confident
- endearing
- adventurous
- sentimental
- debonair
- persuasive
- steady
- understanding
- enterprising
- courteous
- analytical
- warm
- idealistic
- eager
- honest
- proud
- brilliant
- amusing
- caring
- productive
- curious
- engaging
- sympathetic
- dependable
- generous
- reflective
- modest
- gutsy
- instinctive
- sensible
- diplomatic
- constructive
- committed
- responsible
- enduring
- protective
- shrewd
- trustworthy
- thoughtful
- dynamic
- honorable
- stimulating
- secure
- receptive
- lovable
- friendly
- cheerful
- enchanting
- upbeat
- frank
- wise
- electrifying
- beautiful
- selective
- plucky
- jovial
- sincere
- lively
- loyal
- kind
- gentle
- passionate
- hilarious
- patient
- breathtaking
- amazing
- adorable
- meticulous
- zestful
- impartial
- forgiving
- outgoing
- creative
- artistic
- earnest
- happy
- alluring
- unasssuming
- consistent
- particular
- quick
- vigorous
- fiery
- talented
- leader
- perceptive
- free spirited
- practical
- fantastic
- successful
- witty
- ambitious
- brave
- helpful
- focused
- chatty
- authentic
- succinct
- reverent
- boundless
- fast
- calm
- unwavering
- inventive
- entreprenurial
- selective
- fashionable
- balanced
- skillful
- spontaneous
- active
- charismatic
- incredible
- devoted
- genuine
- candid
- attentive
- serious
- admirable
- positive
- endless
- eloquent
- vibrant
- communicative
- sociable
- harmonious
- affectionate
- interesting
- courageous
- radical
- vivacious
- capable
- reciprocating
- flexible
- gracious
- original
- wonderful
- careful
- valuable
- philosophical
- resourceful
- coherent
- powerful
- imaginative
- fierce
- believable
- polite
- sensational
- jocular
- quintessential
- terrific
- natural
- romantic
- trustful
- young
- motivating
- adaptable
- conscientious
- alluring
- convivial
- decisive
- accomplished
- gregarious
- pioneering
- straight forward
- incomparable
- poetic
- stunning
- detailed
- fervent
- nurturing
- distinguished
- awesome
- mirthful
- wondrous
- worthy
- magical
- reliable
- gifted
- prodigious
- animated
- phenomenal
- intense
- compelling
- enigmatic
- loved
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About The Author: Mandy
Mandy O'Brien is an unschooling mom of five. She's an avid reader and self-proclaimed research fanatic. An active advocate of human rights, Mandy works to provide community programs through volunteer work. She is a co-author of the book Homemade Cleaners, where simple living and green cleaning meet science. She shares a glimpse into her life at Living Peacefully with Children, where she writes about various natural parenting subjects and is working to help parents identify with and normalize attachment parenting through Attachment Parents Get Real.
Yay, Mandy! Thank you for this comprehensive list of so many positive characteristics our children certainly do express! 🙂
What a lovely list Mandy! thank you 🙂
lowkey
Love the list! Articulate is there twice, but I’m really appreciating Sasha’s growth as she becomes more articulate. 😉
Zestful! I like that one!
good work
Thank you for this wonderful list!!!!
admirable
alluring
angelic
charming
classy
cute
dazzling
delightful
exquisite
fascinating
foxy*
slender
gorgeous
marvelous
pleasing
pretty
pulchritudinous
resplendent
shapely
sightly
splendid
statuesque
sublime
superb
well-formed
determined
encouraging
assured
credible
loving
delightful
intellectual
articulate
delightful
self-assured
assertive
incredible
daring
unparalleled
resplendent
calm
intuitive
contemplative
supportive
astounding
benevolent
effervescent
venturous
deserving
respectful
persistent
congenial
majestic
extraordinary
self-reliant
insightful
approachable
inspiring
humorous
energetic
compassionate
amiable
versatile
diligent
dedicated
considerate
efficient
quirky
discreet
optimistic
uncompromising
fearless
courageous
resolute
cautious
spunky
inquisitive
strong
methodical
steadfast
elated
alert
spirited
tough
hard-working
motivated
introspective
enthusiastic
opinionated
fascinating
joyous
fabulous
charming
industrious
decorous
entertaining
captivating
independent
tenacious
unbiased
rhetorical
intelligent
talkative
unique
observant
sensitive
aware
unconventional
tolerant
willing
knowledgeable
outspoken
adept
logical
confident
endearing
adventurous
sentimental
debonair
persuasive
steady
understanding
enterprising
courteous
analytical
idealistic
honest
proud
brilliant
amusing
caring
productive
curious
sympathetic
dependable
generous
reflective
modest
instinctive
sensible
diplomatic
constructive
committed
responsible
enduring
protective
shrewd
trustworthy
thoughtful
dynamic
honorable
stimulating
secure
receptive
lovable
friendly
cheerful
enchanting
frank
wise
electrifying
beautiful
selective
plucky
jovial
sincere
lively
loyal
kind
gentle
passionate
hilarious
patient
breathtaking
amazing
adorable
meticulous
impartial
forgiving
creative
alluring
consistent
particular
quick
vigorous
fiery
talented
perceptive
free spirited
practical
fantastic
successful
witty
ambitious
helpful
focused
chatty
authentic
succinct
reverent
boundless
calm
unwavering
inventive
entreprenurial
selective
fashionable
skillful
spontaneous
active
charismatic
incredible
attentive
admirable
eloquent
vibrant
communicative
sociable
harmonious
affectionate
interesting
courageous
radical
vivacious
capable
reciprocating
gracious
original
wonderful
careful
valuable
philosophical
resourceful
powerful
imaginative
fierce
polite
sensational
jocular
Stubborn
quintessential
terrific
natural
romantic
trustful
young
motivating
conscientious
alluring
convivial
decisive
accomplished
gregarious
pioneering
straight forward
incomparable
stunning
fervent
nurturing
distinguished
awesome
mirthful
wondrous
worthy
magical
reliable
gifted
prodigious
phenomenal
intense
compelling
enigmatic
loved
why is this list needed .-.
Media, and society as a whole, often view and describe children in a negative light. Attributes which are lauded for adults are viewed negatively in children. It is sometimes easy for parents to fall into a trap of thinking of our children in negative aspects rather than in more positive ways. The list is just a reminder of the many positive ways we can think of our children.
Simply awesome !!!
Agree with Behtany
love this list…thnku so much
Love this post, thanks a lot.
Commendable
Superb.
Would love to have these grouped either alphabetically or thematically into one PRINTABLE document to share with my co-teachers and parents! I am a toddler teacher in Berkeley, California, who is always looking for hot new descriptors I can use to spice up journal entries about individual children.
I have removed all duplicate words 🙂
• accomplished
• active
• adaptable
• adept
• admirable
• adorable
• adventurous
• affectionate
• alert
• alluring
• amazing
• ambitious
• amiable
• amusing
• analytical
• animated
• approachable
• articulate
• artistic
• assertive
• assured
• astounding
• attentive
• authentic
• aware
• awesome
• balanced
• beautiful
• believable
• benevolent
• bold
• boundless
• brave
• breathtaking
• bright
• brilliant
• calm
• candid
• capable
• captivating
• careful
• caring
• cautious
• charismatic
• charming
• chatty
• cheerful
• clever
• coherent
• comfortable
• committed
• communicative
• compassionate
• compelling
• confident
• congenial
• conscientious
• considerate
• consistent
• constructive
• contemplative
• convivial
• courageous
• courteous
• creative
• credible
• curious
• daring
• dazzling
• debonair
• decisive
• decorous
• dedicated
• delightful
• dependable
• deserving
• detailed
• determined
• devoted
• diligent
• diplomatic
• direct
• discreet
• distinguished
• dynamic
• eager
• earnest
• easy-going
• effervescent
• efficient
• elated
• electrifying
• eloquent
• enchanting
• encouraging
• endearing
• endless
• enduring
• energetic
• engaging
• enigmatic
• enterprising
• entertaining
• enthusiastic
• entrepreneurial
• excited
• extraordinary
• exuberant
• fabulous
• fair
• fantastic
• fascinating
• fashionable
• fast
• fearless
• fervent
• fierce
• fiery
• flexible
• focused
• forgiving
• frank
• free spirited
• friendly
• generous
• gentle
• genuine
• gifted
• gracious
• gregarious
• gutsy
• handsome
• happy
• hard-working
• harmonious
• helpful
• hilarious
• honest
• honorable
• humorous
• idealistic
• imaginative
• impartial
• incomparable
• incredible
• independent
• industrious
• ingenious
• inquisitive
• insightful
• inspiring
• instinctive
• intellectual
• intelligent
• intense
• interesting
• introspective
• intuitive
• inventive
• jocular
• jovial
• joyous
• kind
• knowledgeable
• leader
• lively
• logical
• lovable
• loved
• loving
• loyal
• magical
• magnetic
• majestic
• mesmerizing
• methodical
• meticulous
• mirthful
• modest
• motivated
• motivating
• natural
• nurturing
• objective
• observant
• open-minded
• opinionated
• optimistic
• original
• outgoing
• outspoken
• particular
• passionate
• patient
• perceptive
• persistent
• persuasive
• phenomenal
• philosophical
• pioneering
• plucky
• poetic
• polite
• positive
• powerful
• practical
• proactive
• prodigious
• productive
• protective
• proud
• quick
• quintessential
• quirky
• radical
• receptive
• reciprocating
• reflective
• reliable
• remarkable
• reserved
• resolute
• resourceful
• respectful
• resplendent
• responsible
• reverent
• rhetorical
• romantic
• secure
• selective
• self-assured
• self-reliant
• sensational
• sensible
• sensitive
• sentimental
• serious
• shrewd
• sincere
• skillful
• sociable
• spirited
• spontaneous
• spunky
• steadfast
• steady
• stimulating
• straight forward
• strong
• stunning
• successful
• succinct
• supportive
• sympathetic
• talented
• talkative
• tenacious
• terrific
• thoughtful
• tolerant
• tough
• trustful
• trustworthy
• unassuming
• unbiased
• uncompromising
• unconventional
• understanding
• unique
• unparalleled
• unwavering
• upbeat
• valuable
• venturous
• versatile
• vibrant
• vigorous
• vivacious
• warm
• willing
• wise
• witty
• wonderful
• wondrous
• world traveler
• worthy
• young
• zestful
Thank you!!! I’m working on acrostics of my students’ names – alphabetized is what I needed!
@Lauren:
accomplished
active
adaptable
adept
admirable
adorable
adventurous
affectionate
alert
alluring
amazing
ambitious
amiable
amusing
analytical
animated
approachable
articulate
artistic
assertive
assured
astounding
attentive
authentic
aware
awesome
balanced
beautiful
believable
benevolent
bold
boundless
brave
breathtaking
bright
brilliant
calm
candid
capable
captivating
careful
caring
cautious
charismatic
charming
chatty
cheerful
clever
coherent
comfortable
committed
communicative
compassionate
compelling
confident
congenial
conscientious
considerate
consistent
constructive
contemplative
convivial
courageous
courteous
creative
credible
curious
daring
dazzling
debonair
decisive
decorous
dedicated
delightful
dependable
deserving
detailed
determined
devoted
diligent
diplomatic
direct
discreet
distinguished
dynamic
eager
earnest
easy-going
effervescent
efficient
elated
electrifying
eloquent
enchanting
encouraging
endearing
endless
enduring
energetic
engaging
enigmatic
enterprising
entertaining
enthusiastic
entreprenurial
excited
extraordinary
exuberant
fabulous
fair
fantastic
fascinating
fashionable
fast
fearless
fervent
fierce
fiery
flexible
focused
forgiving
frank
free spirited
friendly
generous
gentle
genuine
gifted
gracious
gregarious
gutsy
handsome
happy
hard-working
harmonious
helpful
hilarious
honest
honorable
humorous
idealistic
imaginative
impartial
incomparable
incredible
independent
industrious
ingenious
inquisitive
insightful
inspiring
instinctive
intellectual
intelligent
intense
interesting
introspective
intuitive
inventive
jocular
jovial
joyous
kind
knowledgeable
leader
lively
logical
lovable
loved
loving
loyal
magical
magnetic
majestic
mesmerizing
methodical
meticulous
mirthful
modest
motivated
motivating
natural
nurturing
objective
observant
open-minded
opinionated
optimistic
original
outgoing
outspoken
particular
passionate
patient
perceptive
persistent
persuasive
phenomenal
philosophical
pioneering
plucky
poetic
polite
positive
powerful
practical
proactive
prodigious
productive
protective
proud
quick
quintessential
quirky
radical
receptive
reciprocating
reflective
reliable
remarkable
reserved
resolute
resourceful
respectful
resplendent
responsible
reverent
rhetorical
romantic
secure
selective
self-assured
self-reliant
sensational
sensible
sensitive
sentimental
serious
shrewd
sincere
skillful
sociable
spirited
spontaneous
spunky
steadfast
steady
stimulating
straight forward
strong
stunning
successful
succinct
supportive
sympathetic
talented
talkative
tenacious
terrific
thoughtful
tolerant
tough
trustful
trustworthy
unasssuming
unbiased
uncompromising
unconventional
understanding
unique
unparalleled
unwavering
upbeat
valuable
venturous
versatile
vibrant
vigorous
vivacious
warm
willing
wise
witty
wonderful
wondrous
worthy
young
zestful
Love it, Thank you ! I send cards to my niece and nephew and I like to write a note about how great I think they are. This list is perfect for that.
This list helped me out, but why isn’t it in alphabetical order?
Thank you so much, just what needed to make a frame for my son who doesn’t believe in himself. All these words will help. cheers x
Very Good list
Parented twin boys who are now 25 years of age. Greatest period in my life was the time devoted to homeschooling them during their preschool years. Breaking out of the labels and molds of in order to fulfill their twinship is an ongoing lifelong development. They are now adults and I am ever mindful of the language that I am using to describe their characteristics in parenting & relating as adults. Children are like trees planted in the ground with fruit to prune,pluck to pick. Each one is worthy of the seeds to fall from trees that birds carry off into other parts of their lives to grow into fruitful parts of thier lives that bring forth hope,faith& discovery that enriches thier lives & the lives of their families & commuinites. FROM THEIR MOM! BJB & DJB JUNE 7 91 AWESOME CREATIONS