Teach Them to Respect People of Age

Teach them to respect people of age.

I remember when I was younger we never called any adult by their first name. It was always Mr. Smith and Mrs. Ronald. Over the years, I’ve lost a bit of this value. When we lived in Pietermaritzburg we had two Zulu men that lived with us. They were horrified when our children kept calling all the adults who came to visit by their first names! Since then we have worked harder at this.

There is something in respecting those who have gone before us. We try and encourage our children to greet adults with a handshake and call them uncle or auntie. We also try to make them aware of elderly people and to learn to give up their seat in a public place for them. This helps our children to learn to be aware of others and also to think outside of themselves.