Genuinely listen to people—really listen and try to understand them. Use silence to your advantage. Not every pause should be filled up with noise. Taking a moment to consider a thing before you open your mouth is almost always going to command respect.

Greeting people politely and saying “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me” demonstrate self-respect along with good manners. At home, model polite behavior and discuss why it is important. Show appreciation. Tell children what you appreciate about them, from behavior to taking action to just being who they are.

Tips to help you increase your self-respect

1. Choose self-respect.
2. Consider your own feelings.
3. Avoid making self-deprecating comments.
4. Keep a journal.
5. Take care of your emotional needs.
6. Acknowledge to yourself that you deserve respectful treatment.
7. Avoid allowing anyone to treat you disrespectfully.

Here are some tips for earning more respect.

1. Be polite. Always be polite to everyone you meet during the day, from your family members to your co-workers, to the checkout person at the grocery store.
2. Act respectfully.
3. Listen well.
4. Be helpful.
5. Don’t make excuses.
6. Let go of anger.
7. Be willing to change.

How Do We Show Respect For Others?

1. Listen. Listening to what another person has to say is a basic way to respect them.
2. Affirm. When we affirm someone, we’re giving evidence that they matter.
3. Serve.
4. Be Kind.
5. Be Polite.
6. Be Thankful.

Examples

• Unreasonably critical of authority.
• Negative comments about colleagues.
• Refusal to do tasks; stubborn about doing things their own way.
• Deliberate delay in responding to calls.
• Go out of the way to make others look bad while acting innocent.
• Undermine another’s position, status, value; setting someone up for failure.

The list of bad human traits is long. It includes: arrogance, deception, delusion, dishonesty, ego, envy, greed, hatred, immorality, lying, selfishness, unreliability, violence, etc.

Examples of Negative Personality Traits

5 Ways to Handle Disrespectful Behavior From Children

1. Ignore Attention-Seeking Behavior.
2. Use When/Then Statements.
3. Provide an Immediate Consequence.
4. Use Restitution.

It also says, ‘Every person must respect his mother and his father’ (Leviticus 19:3), and it says, ‘God your Lord you shall respect, Him you shall serve’ (Deuteronomy 10:20). Here the same word, respect, is used. The Torah equates the respect you owe your parents with the respect you must show God.

Lord, Please help me to be the parent that you designed me to be. Help me to discipline and raise my child in a way that glorifies you. I pray that you would wash over him/her with your peace, that you would fill their heart and mind with joy and the desire to be a child that is behaved and respectful.

“I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices.” Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.”

Lord Jesus Christ, I pray for this reminder of who my teen is in my life. I ask for a renewed mind even in the wake of betrayal, hurt, or whatever else may seek to take my eyes off You. Remind me of this verse and the gift of their life You have given me when I am tempted to think otherwise.