How to instill in a child respect for elders
How to instill in a child respect for elders
The elder generation increasingly began to meet inhis life disrespect to himself. These are their children, grandchildren or just a familiar neighbor's kids. The new generation does not want to know what's on the mind of an elderly person, do not talk to him. And worst of all, many believe that the old men have already lived their own lives, and they can not have an interesting life. Is it possible to teach the child to respect the elders, take an interest in their lives and actively participate in it?
Instructions
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The older your child becomes, the harder it isimpart respect to the elders. Up to a certain age, children do not understand the difference between older and younger. For a child, the grandmother can become a friend with whom you can communicate on a par with. After five years, the idea of age becomes more understandable for the baby.
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We need to earn respect as early as possible. Parents should, in their experience, constantly show how to handle older people. Respect is not an alphabet, you will not learn fast. The child absorbs all his childhood information. Therefore, if the parents treat their parents well, then the child himself will begin to behave correctly.
3
Call more often to your parents, give the tube to the children to talk a little. More often ask, how are things at grandmothers - grandfathers, worry about their health.
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If possible, then go to your relatives to visit with your children. Perhaps you can leave the older children with their grandmothers so that they can communicate more.
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Tell the children that you need to help the elderly. Good deeds strengthen the relationships and health of grandmothers. After all, it is already difficult for them to do housework or go after groceries.
6
On holidays, do together with children cards for relatives. Let them paint them or make an application, the older ones can sign them themselves.
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Read more stories for children. In folklore tales, much attention is paid precisely to the relations between the elders and children.
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Never show your discontent to the child.the older generation. Do not argue and do not swear at children. Do not get irritated during conversations with parents or with an elderly neighbor. Children will forever remember this and may one day offend you.
