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Respect

Respect is treating people with dignity, listening to them, honoring boundaries, and communicating without demeaning or humiliating others.

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Modeling behavior and teaching respect children

Modeling behavior and teaching respect children

Respect begins with what children experience Children do not learn respect only from being told, “Be respectful.” They learn it from the tone adults use when frustrated, the way family members talk about neighbors or service workers, whether adults interrupt, and how mistakes are handled. Michigan State University Extension emphasizes that preschoolers learn respect through […]