Positive character trait

Caring

adj. Showing kindness and concern for another's well-being.

4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Notices when someone is struggling and asks, without waiting to be told.
  • Remembers what matters to other people, such as an exam, an appointment or a loss.
  • Helps in practical ways: a meal, a lift, an hour of their time.

Fits when someone consistently attends to another person's welfare

Not when attention has become intrusive, possessive, or based on assumptions rather than listening

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Resume line
    Supported [number] [patients, students or clients] a week over [period], with [feedback score or outcome].
  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] cares about the people they work with: when [a colleague or client] was [struggling], they [what they did], without being asked.
  • Report card comment
    [Name] is a caring classmate who notices when others are left out and invites them in.
  • In a story, shown not told
    She didn't ask if he was all right. She put the kettle on and pulled out the second chair.
Example

The caring coach checked on the injured player long after the season ended.

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