Respect - Ages 3-7 - Values Education for Children and Young Adults

Respect - Living Values Activities for Children Ages 3-7

Excerpts from LVE's Living Values Activities for Children Ages 3-7

Qualities
Talk with your children about a few of the qualities they have.

Sing the song together.

Each One of Us Is Beautiful

Each one of us is beautiful,
As beautiful as can be
If you can see my beauty
You know how to look at me.
I'm full of love and laughter
I have a smile for you
I'm smart and friendly
You're smart and friendly, too.

Each one of us is beautiful
Like a little star,
I'm so happy we can see
How beautiful we are.

My Hands Activity
Talk with your children about good things they do. Use paints or colors to make hand prints of both hands. You may want to make hand prints of the adults in the family too. Cut our the hand prints and arrange them on a large sheet of paper in a circle; glue them down.

Discuss: Talk about how our hands do actions that create happiness and how hands can do things that create sorrow. Ask every child what good actions their hands do. Write down their answers within the circle of cut-out hands. Make up a song. Have a good time, making hand movements to go with the words of the song.

Read the Story "Lily the Leopard"

Click here to see an animated version of the story. Or
click here to link to the written story only - .pdf format [18kb - 2 pages]

Discuss: The story. Ask,

Why did Lily feel sad?
Why did she run away?
Who did she see when she woke up after her nap?
Was she surprised to see a leopard with green spots?
What qualities was Lily able to list about herself? (kind, caring, friendly, loving, brave, and strong.)
Was she happy to discover that she had those qualities?
How do you feel when you think of your qualities?

Activity:
1. Draw a picture about the story, "Lily the Leopard."

2. Would you like to print a picture of Lily the Leopard and color in the spots of Lenny and the background?

Click here, or the picture, to view and print an enlarged version.

Enjoy!

click to view an enlarged picture of Lily the Leopard

Respect - Ideas at Home for Parents of Children 2- through 7-Year-Olds

Excerpts from Living Values Parent Groups: A Facilitator Guide

Think of the qualities you love about your child. Find a few moments to share a couple of those things. Tell your spouse which positive qualities of him or her you see in your child.
Use specific praise with the child at least a couple times a day; occasionally let them know the quality he or she is demonstrating.
Give your children full attention and listen to them for at least a few minutes a day. That is one of the best ways for you to show respect and for them to feel valued.
Occasionally thank your children for listening well.
Stay content when you help them with their homework. If you start to get frustrated, leave for a few minutes and have a cup of tea. Detach. With your patience, they'll catch on a lot faster. Make only positive comments while they are doing their homework. Model how to do a problem in the homework when they do not know how, then help them do a couple. Ask them to call you when they've done one problem independently. Say, "Wow, you did that one all by yourself . . . Okay, do some more - then call me if you like."
Make a Me Silhouette with your child (Living Values Activities for Children Ages 3-7).
If the child is speaking in a demanding or disrespectful tone of voice, you may wish to say, "How would _________ say that?" (Insert the name of one of the child's favorite peaceful cartoon characters or heroes.) Then praise the new tone of voice with a smile and say, "That's a tone of voice I like to hear."

Excerpts from Living Values Activities for Children and Respect Ideas at Home for Parents
Young Adults | Ages 8-14

Focusing on the Value of Respect