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Teach your Child to Give Respect and They'll Gain Respect in Return



One of the most important things you can teach your child is respect and the best way to teach respect is to show respect. When a child experiences respect, they know what it feels like and begin to understand how important it is.


Keep in mind the saying "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."


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 a respectful child gets along with peers.


Schools teach 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.


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.


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.


In addition, teach your child to respect themselves. Self-respect is one of the most important forms of respect. Once we respect ourselves, it is easier to respect others.

Help them set and achieve goals. Encourage honesty and teach them that people make mistakes, and that they are the best way to learn.


Most importantly, praise your child often for good deeds, behaviors 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.

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By the time they are three years old, a child's brain is already 'hardwired' from the experiences they've had to that point.

We want to teach our child that such things are wrong, and punishing a misdeed or inappropriate action by yelling or hitting is hypocritical at best. But, like other bad habits, you can nip it in the bud early with a few simple strategies to teach your child there are other appropriate, effective forms of communicating with you. A child's age and developmental level needs to be considered when setting limits. Then, offer strategies to turn mistakes into learning opportunities.

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Lighting A Fire To Get Your Kids Moving
By Aydan Corkern

 Are your kids turning into a couch decoration that hardly ever moves? Can you be a proud parent because you always know exactly where they are? This could be a good thing for our nerves when we do not have to wonder where they are, but how good is it for their health when they are constantly sitting on the couch or floor playing video games or watching television. This has become a serious habit for some kids and many parents are at the end of their rope when it comes to getting them out of the house and being more active.

Parents are not the only ones concerned about how inactive many of our kids are becoming. Obesity among children it at its highest level since records were started years ago. A large part of this obesity is due to the technological world we live in. Children used to love playing outdoors because most of the time there was not much to do inside the house that was that much fun. That is definitely not true today. Kids are suffering from high cholesterol and sometimes even high blood pressure. This is stemming from the large amounts of fats in their diet and also from the lack of enough physical activity to burn off all of those fatty calories.

So, what can parents do to help get their kids moving short of starting a fire under their rear ends? The object is to get them to get outdoors and be more active. It is hard to get them away from computers, video games, and their favorite videos. The trick is to make outside activities just as enjoyable. This might require some movement on your part as well. This means that if you want then to become involved in exercise of the physical kind, you might just have to roll up your sleeves and get out there with them.

Many parents involve their kids is sports activities that go on in their community, but this might not be for all kids or fit into every family schedule. Sometimes spontaneous things like just going out and tossing a ball around or going for an unplanned bike ride is beneficial. They get their exercise, you get yours, and if your lucky you and your kid get to spend time getting to know each other again and have a smoking, calorie burning good time doing it.

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