Respect
Respect
- Respect is valuing myself
- Respect is liking who I am
- Repect is listening to others
- Respect is knowing others are valuable too
- Respect is treating others nicely
‘Do to others as you would have them do to you.’ Matthew 7:12
Not many children could tell you what ‘RESPECT’ means, yet we expect them to understand its full ramification. Talk about different aspects of respect, for example, in their behaviour, in their manners, when showing qualities such as tolerance, patience and caring, and when thinking about other people before themselves. Also, notice how people gain respect; this may be through their behaviour, from the way they treat other people, or simply from their position in society. When do children hear the word ‘respect’? What does it mean in that context?
Bible Stories
The Roman Centurion ( Luke 7: 1-10)
Jesus Angry in the Temple (Matthew 21: 12-17)
Other Stories
Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish by Michael Foreman
Tenzin’s Deer by Barbara Soros
Moon Man by Tomi Ungerer
The Sun in Me by Judith Nichols
What’s This? – A Seed’s Story by Caroline Mockford
The Last Giants by Francois Place
Little Grey and the Great Mystery by Rachel Rivett
The Magic in the Pool of Making by Beth Webb