Did or Do You Teach.......

i think it has to do with todays laws and such. when my oldest was in grade school, we were allowed to spank, etc. and even elders in the neighborhood was respected so it was easier. then with my youngest kids, not so easy. they were hard to teach any respect. because so many people abused kids and so many had abused the right to correct kids instead of just spanking, it was time out etc. well time out never worked for me because they would just say they would call the law so today there is not much you can do sorry to say. i hope some here have some good suggestions.

The best way to teach respect is by example, but there are a lot of other examples out there for the kids to see. Try watching his shows and people he is around to see if you can identify where he is picking up the behavior and stop it. Also do not give up and let anything slide or else everything you say will be worthless. I spent years teaching in a private school and have dealt with all types of disrespect and these are the best things I can tell.

Children get influenced by the surroundings and elders at home. So the elders at home should never create unnecessary scenes in front of children, which they use later to their advantage. With children you should be very careful from the beginning. Be strict where necessary, respect their sentiments and love them but never overlove them, here most parents faulters. Remember, you can hold a mango in your hand, not a mango tree.

I very much teach my children to respect their elders. My children know that an adult is Mr. or Ms. unless it is their parent or grandparent, aunt or uncle. I've tried to instill Aunt and Uncle into their vocabulary and all of their Uncles are Uncle Mikey, Uncle Wes, etc. Their aunts are another story. They are both younger and say that they feel old when they are called aunt. In fact, they won't even answer them if they call them Aunt Elizabeth or Aunt Shari. We also know that we always listen to teachers, instructors, etc. We never back talk to them. I feel like I've been a success in instilling respect unto my children in that my daughter went through the entire kindergarten year without getting into trouble once for not listening. I can only hope this coming year will be as good.