3.1 Explain The Importance Of Respect To Children And Young People
Respect is a word that often gets used but is quite difficult to actually define. Most people would tell you they know when they are being treated respectfully, but might have trouble identifying their own disrespectful communication styles. Self-respect is commonly spoken of, but it might be surprising to learn how often people struggle to consistently achieve it for themselves.
Respect can mean treating ourselves and others with consideration, care and esteem. To show respect means to have regard for other peoples’ feelings and to treat them with dignity.
Parents and careers play an important role in assisting children and young people to build self-respect, and then – through the child’s personal understanding of that experience – develop …show more content…
Parents and carers can actively promote respectful and caring relationships by modelling behaviours in their day-to-day living where each party feels safe, valued and cared for. Let your kids know you care and remain approachable.
How to help children and young people build respectful relationships?
It is important to note that adolescence is a crucial period for young people to learn how to develop and maintain respectful relationships with others.[3]Building such relationships requires a range of capacities and skills. If adults develop these capacities within themselves and use them in their relationships they can become positive role models for children and young people and teach them about healthy relationships.
Following are some examples of skills and approaches that can help create respect in relationships. Please note, there may be some variation in what constitutes respectful behaviours from culture to culture. However, in any cultural context, respect is about behaviours that convey valuing and caring about another person.
Understanding and empathy
This is the ability to feel for others by trying to put ourselves in their shoes. As parents, empathy can be modelled by striving to understand a child’s point of
Respect can mean treating ourselves and others with consideration, care and esteem. To show respect means to have regard for other peoples’ feelings and to treat them with dignity.
Parents and careers play an important role in assisting children and young people to build self-respect, and then – through the child’s personal understanding of that experience – develop …show more content…
Parents and carers can actively promote respectful and caring relationships by modelling behaviours in their day-to-day living where each party feels safe, valued and cared for. Let your kids know you care and remain approachable.
How to help children and young people build respectful relationships?
It is important to note that adolescence is a crucial period for young people to learn how to develop and maintain respectful relationships with others.[3]Building such relationships requires a range of capacities and skills. If adults develop these capacities within themselves and use them in their relationships they can become positive role models for children and young people and teach them about healthy relationships.
Following are some examples of skills and approaches that can help create respect in relationships. Please note, there may be some variation in what constitutes respectful behaviours from culture to culture. However, in any cultural context, respect is about behaviours that convey valuing and caring about another person.
Understanding and empathy
This is the ability to feel for others by trying to put ourselves in their shoes. As parents, empathy can be modelled by striving to understand a child’s point of