Family Foundation

Your children must respect others, so teach them!

Have you ever been in a gathering and your children did something which shows no respect to others? You must feel so bad because many guests will think that you do not do your job to educate your children well. Actually you can do something to avoid that happen. Teaching the children to respect to others can be started as early as possible. You can start when they are about two years. In this age, your child can communicate to others with simple sentence. So, ask them to say please when they want to ask something especially to someone older. In addition, you should make your children often say thank you. Those words are the foundation to build strong respect to others.

When your children are playing, they should be guided to know the concept of rules and turns. Playing with others also give the knowledge about being fair and honest. Besides purchasing individual toys, try to search for the social toys which let your children to play with others. Then, when someone is coming to your home, ask your children to say hello and behave well. Although these seem so simple, the effects are great. You children will know what to do among the older people, the peer group, the family members, and other. In addition, you may develop the feeling and actions of generosity through simple things as part of home education. For example, they can share their cakes or toys with siblings and friends.