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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good male role models[/quote]

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AND good female role models too.

Please, thank you and showing gratitude.  Not tolerate not doing any of the three..and the manners starts from birth.  It will become engrained.

Taking personal responsibility.  Owning mistakes.  Working to fix mistakes and any hurt caused others.

Standing up for the underdog.

Helping out around the house—mine mow lawn, unload dishwasher, take out trash, etc.

No entitlement.  You are not better than anyone merely because you have the benefit of education & money.

KINDNESS.

How to handle failure and disappointment gracefully.

Treating BOTH men and women with respect.

Help out when someone needs it, hold doors, offer your seat, carry groceries.

My boys are 13 and 15.5 and saw grandfather, parents, uncles, mentor coaches display admirable behavior.

As a mom,  I have had people (neighbors I don’t know well, teachers, shop keepers, coaches, etc) tell me how polite and caring my boys are.  They will tell me stories of how they helped somebody that needed it.  Mothers have told me since they were little they’re daughter said they were one of the “nice” boys.

When we see bad behavior, we call it...whether it’s on a playing field or with each other at home.

Entitlement and poor manners are rampant in this area.  Pay attention to their friends.  My boys have picked (on their own) very nice and considerate boys to hang out with.  The parents are also people I’ve met and see have similar attitudes on character/respect.

That said: nobody can be sure down there line, but the 18 years you have them mean the most.[/quote]

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