Respect Worksheet

Everyone wants respect. All people desire due regard for their rights, feelings, traditions and wishes. The hit song, " R-E-S-P-E-C-T" by Aretha Franklin has remained popular for many years. One of the verses states, " You don't know what it means to me." People of all ages long for acceptance and polite treatment as individuals. All want privacy and any judgments of their character based on .

Learning how to respect one another, and how to show an appreciation for individual and innate character differences is an important part of growing up in today's globalized societies. Living in such multicultural and multi-ethnic environments such as the ones found in the United States of America, it has become necessary to find ways in which to show respect and understanding towards those who are different. Or in situations that can feel uncomfortable, such as stressful work and school environments. Changing expectations and roles for men, women, children and the elderly have changed a lot of society's rules regarding respect. Many people are unsure of how to show respect for the aged, and many youth have picked up an informal style of speech and body movements when relating to others, that many older people feel is disrespectful.A respect worksheet is a great introduction to learning about a very undervalued characteristic in today's modern society. Many young children, teenagers and some adults alike, find it hard to understand respect for others or property, and are unsure of how to show it. Respect is an essential inter-personal skill, without which, many uncomfortable situations in life can arise. Many experts feel early childhood is the best time to teach children about respect and to help them to assemble an ethical moral system.The worksheets offer opportunities to explore the value of respect. Role playing situations, modeling specific behavior, and writing about how important respect is for their own lives, are a few ways people benefit from using these. Students write and demonstrate how respect feels to them, how they can show it, and how it feels when they are disrespected. There are cultural differences in how respect is shown, so these sessions offer an excellent opportunity to break down cultural barriers that might limit someone from showing or acknowledging respect when the opportunity arises.