About RESPECTisms
The Seven Principles of RESPECTisms is an holistic and effective approach to teaching respect and responsibility to your children at home.
The Principles of RESPECTisms represent a moral code and framework that yor children can live by, from their early years into adulthood.
The RESPECTisms is based on the word 'RESPECT'. Using the word 'RESPECT' as powerful acronym to reinforce positive behavour we have created seven focus areas which we deem essential to a young person's growth and development. These seven focus areas are Responsibility, Education, Say No, Peers, Expectations, Consequences and Time'.
The principles of RESPECTisms are not religious, political or culturally biased.
These easy to remember seven principles are used in homes and schools empowering young people to make the right choices in life. The Principles of RESPECTisms effectively works from the ‘bottom up approach’; nurturing and impacting the minds of young people within a framework they can relate to and call their own.
Through The Seven Principles of RESPECTisms, we can nurture a generation of positive minded young people of good character, who will flourish to become responsible and caring citizens.
The framework of RESPECTisms has been developed as a guide to assist young people in making better choices in their lives as they grow into adulthood.
| The Seven Principles Of RESPECTisms | The Seven Principles of RESPECTisms for Kidz can help youg people to: | The Seven Principles of RESPECTisms for Teens can help young people to: |
| First Principle: RESPONSIBILITY | Accepting responsibility for their actions and not make excuses or blame others | Take responsibility for their actions and take control of their future. |
| Second Principle: EDUCATION | Understand that learning and school can be fun |
Value their education and respect life-long learning. |
| Third Principle: SAY NO |
Learn resist to negative influences and say no to strangers |
Develop strategies to Say No to negative influences. |
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Fourth Principle: |
Resist negative peer pressure and be a nice to other people. |
Develop positive relationships and resist negative peer pressure. |
| Fifth Principle: EXPECTATIONS | Feel good about themselves and have high expectations in life. |
Understand the value of having good self-esteem and high expectations in life. |
| Sixth Principle: CONSEQUENCES | Consider the consequences of what they do and say. |
Develop awareness of the consequences of their life choices and actions. |
| Seventh Principle: TIME |
Make the best use of their time. Understand the difference between work tim and play time. |
Respect time, set goals and action plan for their future. |
