The practices, manners, or conduct of humans as they relate to one another characterised by distinctive personality traits of moral consciousness, obedience, unselfishness, purposeful activity, mental focus, independence, orderliness, and helpfulness to others. (Boehnlein), Kahn

“By character, here, we mean not merely the traits of moral character but also the child's personality, which is not composed of separate moral, intellectual and physical factors but is a whole, and can be analysed only in theory by psychologists.” (Montessori, Maria, Communications, 2006, 1, p. 4, “Child Character”. Maria Montessori delivered this lecture in Brussels during that visit, and it was subsequently published in the Journal La Femme Belge.)