10 Ways to Respect Your Parents
- Sesi Betty Rakgoale
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min read
📷Photo by Kelly Sikkema
Create positive thoughts about your parents. Our emotions are affected by our thoughts. Therefore, if you want to be more understanding to your parents, you should start by thinking positively about them.
Understand where they are coming from. Be open-minded about the generation gap between you and your parents. Know also that they are guided by their own experiences when dealing with you.
Talk to them constantly. Communication can help you understand the thoughts of your parents. It will also strengthen your relationship as family.
Express your gratitude to them. Always take time to thank your parents for their sacrifices and everything they do for you. You can never repay them for all they have done for you.
Appreciate every little thing they do for you. Along with saying ‘thank you’, praise them for the things they do to help and make you feel loved. Your appreciation means a lot to them.
Obey their house rules (especially if you still live with them). You need to respect their authority as the heads of the household. That is why it is your responsibility to obey their house rules, unless you want to move out and live on your own.
Watch your language when you are with them. Avoid saying foul words, especially when your parents are around. You should also be courteous when talking to them.
Practice saying ‘please’. In case there is something you need their help with like passing the food across the table, always remember to use the magic word ‘please’.
Respect their decisions. There could be some decisions your parents make that you do not agree with. You can try telling them your thoughts about those, but if they do not accept your ideas, just accept and respect them.
Prioritize them over friends and boyfriend/girlfriend. Always put your family, especially your parents, above other people. Friends and boyfriends/girlfriends may come and go, but your family is forever.
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