Student Wellbeing 

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

What is respect? 

We often talk about this so what is it and how can we talk about it and support our young people to make sure they show respect?

 You may like to have a conversation about respect with your children at home.

Respect means you care enough to think about how you impact others.

"What is respect" is a big concept to grasp. You might hear about having respect or showing respect. At the heart of respect is caring. In simple words, respect is caring about how words and actions may impact others. Respect has two parts: 1) having respect for someone because of how their actions impact others and 2) showing respect by changing your actions to be sure you don't have a negative impact.

Respect is caring enough to consider how words and actions impact others.

• Having respect is when you feel good about someone because of how they act.
• Showing respect is when you care about how your actions impact others.

What is having respect?

Having respect means you feel positively toward a person because of how they affect others. For example, you may have respect for

• a person who treats other people kindly
• someone who worked hard to achieve something
• someone who overcame a challenge

You can have respect for others, and you can have respect for yourself. Self-respect means you feel good about who you are, the types of choices you make, and the impact you have on others.

What is showing respect?

Being respectful means you act in a way that shows care for how your actions may impact others. We can show respect for people, places, and things. For example:

• Using kind or polite words even when you're upset
• Using manners like sharing, waiting your turn, saying please and thank you
• Accepting differences or at least disagreeing with kind words
• Being careful not to damage places or things
• Using a quiet voice or calm behaviour in public places
• Sharing resources, only taking what you really need