Mastodawn

Mr Spock 🖖Dec 28, 2022

When you make the comment “kids have no respect nowadays,” and I will agree many do not. Ask yourself these questions.

Do I as a parent show my wife/husband respect everyday? Do we talk to each other with respect? Do I treat others with respect? Because this is where children learn respect. What we see in reality are people treating each other like 💩💩💩💩. Arguing. Purposely trying to hurt the other with words.
If children are not seeing respect. Why do we expect them to know what respect is?

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Mᴀʏᴀ

Dec 28, 2022

@SpockResists I have a bonus question:
Do I treat *my child* with respect?

Can we ditch the bullshit that adults deserve respect from kids just because of the age difference although they don't give them any in return?

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Natalia army of one Dec 28, 2022

@mayaisloading @SpockResists my parents' view, which I agree with, is respect can't be unilateral. You want respect and trust? You must respect and trust back.
My parents will always remind me and my sisters "you deserve our trust, so you have it as long as you don't use and abuse it.
I won't speak for myself, me being the 3rd child, I'm a mess!🤷‍♀️ but my 2 older sisters? Role models (kind of) 💋🍷😷

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Mr Spock 🖖Dec 28, 2022

@mayaisloading @Natalia_Army_of_1 Agreed. However, children must learn what respect looks like. They can only get that from their parents. I have heard parents say that that “these kids nowadays have no respect,” but these parents themselves constantly argue with each other in front of their young children.

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Natalia army of one Dec 28, 2022

@SpockResists @mayaisloading true! Also, most parents wants to be "their child's best friend" and you can't, you're a parent.
Most also believe respect is taught at school! I don't remember how many time I had to remind parents that their children learn math, history, languages at school but respect is taught at home!

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Ariaflame

@Natalia_Army_of_1 @SpockResists @mayaisloading I'm not sure that is the case for most parents. But for those it is true for it's not good for the kids.