Teaching Respect – Its Importance to Family
Teaching respect is an important part of family values training and character building. Even if a school, club, or other group is teaching respect to your children or teenagers, it is important that you reinforce that instruction at home. Teaching respect benefits the entire family by producing greater harmony among family members. Amazingly, teaching respect [...]
Teaching Respect for Others No Matter Who or What
Teaching respect for others, no matter who they are or what they do, is a challenge for character education teachers as well as parents. Respect others, people say, but what others? Most people say you should respect your elders. Most people say you should respect your parents and teachers. Some just say “respect others”, but [...]
Character Demands Respect
Character demands respect. That’s not a surprising statement in and of itself. Most people who do character building or engage in character education teach this character trait early in the game. Most of us want respect from others. We want respect from children. We don’t see it as much as
Character Exercises Respect In Public Gatherings
Here’s an unusual thought. Character is often left at home when people attend public gatherings. Why is that? Good character exercises respect in public gatherings, but for some reason, many people seem oblivious to that fact. I remember being in a meeting many years ago where the
Respect in Cell Phone Use
Picture this. You’re at the bank, waiting for the next available teller. One teller who should be available by now is being slowed considerably – by a customer on a cell phone. No, the customer is not calling the teller. The customer is trying to talk to a friend on
Good Character Demands Respect for Elders
During this season of holidays, I’d like to suggest a character experiment. How many children can you catch showing respect to older people? Previous generations talked frequently about respect for elders, but our modern society, hating to impose any kind of boundaries on young people, does little
Respect a la Hollywood mode
You’ve probably heard of eating pie “a la mode” – meaning pie served in the current fashion or style. I’m thinking today about respect in the current Hollywood fashion or style. I use “Hollywood” to stand for the whole of the global entertainment industry: movies, TV, music, etc. How does
Ratbag – A Question of Respect
Yesterday’s thought about my years as a principal in New Zealand generated a second memory – about a teacher in our New Zealand school. To protect his innocence or guilt, I’ll refer to him as Joe. Joe seemed like a congenial, pleasant man when we first
Respect Service Project
Putting character education into action reinforces and preserves the learning you want. Let’s look at several ideas for service projects that will help your children or teenagers put feet to their understanding of respect as a character trait. • Respect for the environment. If
Bowing from the Heart
Early in marriage, my husband and I went to Japan to live for eleven (11) years. We learned to speak the Japanese language, to eat Japanese food, to live in a traditional style Japanese house — and to bow in a variety of ways. Bowing seemed simple enough. After all, most children readily perform a [...]
