One of the most important things you can teach your child is respect and manners. When a child experiences manners and respect, they know what it feels like and begins to understand how important it is.
Respect is an attitude. Being respectful helps a child succeed in life. If children don’t have respect for peers, authority, or themselves, it’s almost impossible for them to succeed. A respectful child takes care of belongings and responsibilities, and gets along with peers.
Schools teaching manners to children about respect, but parents have the most influence on how respectful children become. Until children show respect at home, it’s unlikely they will show it anywhere else.
Socially competent children are ones who have a strong sense of self worth and importance. When a children feel good about themselves, it’s easy for them to treat others in a positive, helpful manner. Self-respect is one of the most important forms of respect. Once we respect ourselves, it is easier to respect others.
In order to teaching manners to children to treat others with respect and dignity, they must also be treated that way.
Childhood is a time for learning about the world, including how to get along with others. Parents play an essential role in teaching manners to children how to form healthy relationships and grow into socially adept individuals.
This social competence allows children to be cooperative and generous, express their feelings, and empathize with others.
If you do something wrong, admit it and apologize. Don’t embarrass, insult or make fun of your child. Compliment them and let your child make choices and take responsibility. Listen to your child’s side of the story before making a decision on an issue or problem.
Be polite and use “please” and “thank you” when asking them to do things. Knock before entering your child’s room. Keep promises. Show your child that you mean what you say. And give your child your full attention.
The most effective way to teaching manners to children is by modeling the behavior you want to encourage. Every time you say “please” or lend a helping hand, you are showing your children how you would like them to act. Ask for your children’s help in daily tasks, and accept their offers of help.
Praise your child’s good behavior and traits often, and help them realize how good it feels to do a good deed or be generous with another person.
And most important, teach your children that respect is earned. Make sure that you are leading by example and modeling respectful behavior. Be a law-abiding citizen. Show concern for your environment, animals and other people. Openly and honestly discuss exampled of witnessed disrespect.
Children learn more by how their parents act than by what their parents say. Children express themselves as you do. That means that when you speak with respect to your children, they learn.
Parents who respect each other are showing good examples to their children which in turn the children could learn or acquire. Respect can be instilled in the children easily with good examples from parents.
Child Care Professionals agree that learning the proper way to conduct oneself with respect and courtesy for others should begin as early as 3 years old.
Once children learn basic manners, parents and teachers can build on this understanding, teaching manners to children about how to behave in a range of social settings, how to manage conflict, and how to show kindness and consideration for others.
Help them to set and achieve goals. Encourage honesty and teach them that people make mistakes, and that is the best way to learn.
Most importantly, praise your child often for good deeds, behavior or traits, and tell them you love them at least several times each day. You’re sure to raise a child capable of giving and gaining respect.
Being respectful helps a child socially competent:
Respect is an attitude. Being respectful helps a child succeed in life. If children don’t have respect for peers, authority, or themselves, it’s almost impossible for them to succeed. A respectful child takes care of belongings and responsibilities, and gets along with peers.
Schools teaching manners to children about respect, but parents have the most influence on how respectful children become. Until children show respect at home, it’s unlikely they will show it anywhere else.
Socially competent children are ones who have a strong sense of self worth and importance. When a children feel good about themselves, it’s easy for them to treat others in a positive, helpful manner. Self-respect is one of the most important forms of respect. Once we respect ourselves, it is easier to respect others.
In order to teaching manners to children to treat others with respect and dignity, they must also be treated that way.
Childhood is a time for learning about the world, including how to get along with others. Parents play an essential role in teaching manners to children how to form healthy relationships and grow into socially adept individuals.
This social competence allows children to be cooperative and generous, express their feelings, and empathize with others.
How can you show respect to your child?
If you do something wrong, admit it and apologize. Don’t embarrass, insult or make fun of your child. Compliment them and let your child make choices and take responsibility. Listen to your child’s side of the story before making a decision on an issue or problem.
Be polite and use “please” and “thank you” when asking them to do things. Knock before entering your child’s room. Keep promises. Show your child that you mean what you say. And give your child your full attention.
Leading by example:
The most effective way to teaching manners to children is by modeling the behavior you want to encourage. Every time you say “please” or lend a helping hand, you are showing your children how you would like them to act. Ask for your children’s help in daily tasks, and accept their offers of help.
Praise your child’s good behavior and traits often, and help them realize how good it feels to do a good deed or be generous with another person.
And most important, teach your children that respect is earned. Make sure that you are leading by example and modeling respectful behavior. Be a law-abiding citizen. Show concern for your environment, animals and other people. Openly and honestly discuss exampled of witnessed disrespect.
Children learn more by modeling:
Children learn more by how their parents act than by what their parents say. Children express themselves as you do. That means that when you speak with respect to your children, they learn.
Parents who respect each other are showing good examples to their children which in turn the children could learn or acquire. Respect can be instilled in the children easily with good examples from parents.
Child Care Professionals agree that learning the proper way to conduct oneself with respect and courtesy for others should begin as early as 3 years old.
Once children learn basic manners, parents and teachers can build on this understanding, teaching manners to children about how to behave in a range of social settings, how to manage conflict, and how to show kindness and consideration for others.
Help them to set and achieve goals. Encourage honesty and teach them that people make mistakes, and that is the best way to learn.
Most importantly, praise your child often for good deeds, behavior or traits, and tell them you love them at least several times each day. You’re sure to raise a child capable of giving and gaining respect.