Importance of Respecting your Parents
In our Pacific cultures, the family is the centre of our way of life. There is an important connection between our identities and how it has been influenced by the people who have come before us. This is why it is so important to teach our Pacific learners the value of respecting their parents.
This video provides an overview of the fundamental value of respect; specifically, the importance of respecting your parents illustrated through a Pacific worldview. With reference to the “golden rule,” we explain to kids three reasons why showing respect for their parents is so important.
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Why it is important to respect your parents
Reason 1 – Your parents do so much to keep you well
They send you to school, they work to put food on your table, and they provide you a roof to live under. They raise you and they shape you.
Reason 2 – It is a part of our Pacific culture
Family is at the centre of our way of life. They are our home and provide us with our identities.
Reason 3 – They brought you into this world
Showing respect is one of the only ways we can show our parents appreciation for what they have done.