Respect is “treating others with honour and dignity.”

Everyone has worth and dignity as a human being, whether they are young or old, rich or poor, male or female, or any other difference. Therefore, you should treat others with honour, dignity, and courtesy instead of bullying, harassing, or manipulating in order to get what you want.

You show respect in many ways. For example, when someone is talking, you show respect by being attentive. When you receive a gift, you show respect by saying “thank you.” At work or at home, you show respect to those counting on you by being responsible, diligent, and thorough.

Self-Control is “doing what is right, even when I don’t feel like it.”

Having self-control (some prefer the term “self-regulation”) is about appropriately managing your thoughts, feelings, and impulses. It starts with being consistently mindful of yourself and others and working toward a high emotional intelligence. So much of the way we use technology today challenges the idea of restraint, from tweeting in anger to posting for “likes.” There has been a large body of research suggesting that self-control is a key factor in determining success as an adult. When students can regulate themselves, this will lead to increased focus and accountability for their actions.

Responsibility is “taking ownership of my thoughts, words, and actions.” This trait is essential for becoming a healthy, happy, and productive person…and it is the basis for a free and civil society where each person does what he or she is expected to do. Responsibility begins with “little things” like taking care of your belongings, working with a good attitude, resolving conflicts peacefully, and owning up to mistakes. Taking responsibility in these “little things” prepares students for greater opportunities in the future!.

Why is Honesty Important?

Why is it so important to tell the truth? Well, in general, you want to be known as someone who is trustworthy. A person who is trustworthy can be counted on to tell the truth. If you look at the two words that make up the compound word of trustworthy, it makes sense: Telling the truth makes you worthy of someone’s trust. You always want your friends and family to be able to count on you.

If you lie often, people will begin to question the things you say and may not believe you. In fact, they may think you are lying all the time, even when you are telling the truth.

Research in brain-based learning suggests that emotional health is fundamental to effective learning. The key ingredients for this understanding are:
• Confidence
• Curiosity
• Intentionality
• Self-control
• Relatedness
• Capacity to communicate*
• Ability to cooperate

These traits are all aspects of Emotional Intelligence. Basically, a student who learns to learn is much more apt to succeed. Emotional Intelligence has proven a better predictor of future success than traditional methods like the IQ, GPA and standardized test scores. It seems evident that teaching children these emotional abilities are as important as any traditional academic subject; therefore, emotional literacy should be a part of every school curriculum

“Emotional Intelligence is a master aptitude, a capacity that profoundly affects all other abilities, either facilitating or interfering with them.” – Daniel Goleman

What is Self-Awareness?
The first main skill associated with Social Emotional Learning is self-awareness; it is the ability to accurately recognize one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values, and how they influence behavior. It is the ability to accurately assess one’s strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of confidence, optimism, and a “growth mindset.” In short, self-awareness is the ability to understand one’s self.

We can explain time management like this: “If we don’t plan how we are going to spend our time, we will end up running around from one activity to another without any purpose in life. It’s the difference between being a reactive person and a proactive person. A reactive person can only react to situations, and consequently, their lives are full of stress. On the other hand, a proactive person plans his time and can keep his stress level to a low roar.
Managing time well is a learned thing. And it only gets harder as life goes on. The fact is, there are more opportunities in life than there is time to do them. Start kids early at learning how to weigh their options. Not every task is equally important and not every task is equally urgent. Help your child determine what things can or cannot wait, and then, depending upon what they choose to tackle first, discuss how that will affect the rest of his time that day. He’ll start to learn how much time he needs to allocate to certain responsibilities and will improve his productivity too.

Some people believe that their intelligence and abilities are unchangeable. In other words, you have a certain amount of intelligence, and you can’t do much to change it. This is called a “fixed mindset.” Think about the phrase, “I’m not a math person.” This statement indicates a fixed mindset about math, because it attributes math ability to an unchangeable quality.
Others have different ideas about their intelligence and abilities. Some people believe that it is possible to grow your intelligence through effort. This is called a “growth mindset.” Think about the phrase, “Math was really confusing at first, but I’ve studied hard all year and I understand it a lot better now.” This indicates a growth mindset, because it shows a willingness to dig in deep.

Why is it important?
If children have a fixed notion of intelligence, they probably believe that success has a lot to do with talent. They may think that some are born with the ability to succeed, and others just aren’t. They might view successful people as possessing some unattainable, innate gift. The side effect of the fixed mindset is a helpless or apathetic attitude toward effort — especially when it comes to challenging tasks.
The simple belief that intelligence is malleable can better equip children for challenging tasks and difficult subject matter. If they know that they can develop their abilities, that effort and dedication make a difference in the formula for success, and then children won’t become paralyzed by challenge. The growth mindset creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for achieving goals.

Goal setting is a practice that operates on a set of specific skills—and luckily, these skills are relatively easy to teach. As with most skills, it’s best to start teaching goal setting early
Aside from helping them believe in themselves and setting them up for success in school, goal setting also benefits children and students in many ways, including:
• Improving self-image
• Building responsibility for one’s self
• Provides direction, which most youths are either seeking or trying to nail down.
• Helps children clarify what is important to them and focus on it.
• Facilitates more effective decision making through better self-knowledge, direction, and focus.
• Allows children to take a more active role in building their own future.
• Acts as a powerful motivator by giving children something to hope for and aspire towards.
• Gives children a positive experience of achievement and personal satisfaction when they reach a goal.
• Assists children in finding a sense of purpose in their lives

Self-confidence is the belief that you’ll be successful in a situation or at a specific task. Self-confidence helps students make safe, informed decisions. Students who are confident can avoid people and situations that aren’t necessarily right for them, and to find those that are.

What does positive self-confidence look like?
There are signs you can look out for to tell if your child is self-confident.
These include:
• good posture, a relaxed walk, alert eyes, an ease at both giving and receiving praise, openness to criticism and feedback, a curiosity about new ideas, a refusal to get upset when things go differently than planned.

What are the signs of low self-confidence?
There are some things that you can look out for that may indicate that your child is lacking confidence.
These include:
• an awkwardness accepting praise, unconfident body language, such as walking with their head down and reluctance to make eye contact, negativity about others and avoidance of social situations
• not joining in on activities, holding back in class, being shy or timid, a willingness to succumb to peer influence, an expectation that they will fail at things they try, or to not try as hard when things get tricky.

As a parent, you can give your child opportunities to fail and succeed in a safe environment. Often poor self-confidence comes from running up against adversity and not understanding how to recover from it. Parents can play an important role in building your child’s self-confidence.
Research shows that self-confidence influences academic motivation, learning, and achievement.