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January 2018
A series answering parents' toughest
questions when raising a teen
Keep the conversation going. See the complete article and
get tips to raise respectful kids at HVParent.com/RealTalk
Dr. Paul Schwartz
Professor of psychology and education
Jill Valentino
Mother of two from Pine Bush
The consequences of respect
become magnified during adolescence
when sexuality and dating becomes
a bigger issue.
Talk about how a lack of respect
might feel by role playing with your
children. Teach empathy by having
conversations with your children
about how certain behaviors make
them feel, and then asking them to
try to understand how this might
make others feel.
Correct adolescents when they are
rude act or speak disrespectfully.
Parents are the first model of
respect that children have. Take a
breath and remember you are a vital
part in building the respectful
society we all want to live in.
Children learn how to treat peers.
But, are they
taught to treat peers
with respect?
Teaching my daughters to respect
opposite sex peers is an ongoing lesson.
When my kid was 3, my husband
and I went through a rough patch.
When I would speak to him, the words
I chose to use weren't always very kind.
She wasn't paying attention, right?
Wrong!
When I heard my child admonish
my husband with the same tone I
used, I was shocked.
Since then, I have tried to make
certain that I always treat my husband
respectfully.
Though, uh, nobody is perfect (yet
another life lesson!).
How do I talk to my teen about being sensitive
and respectful to kids of the opposite sex?
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