Teach your children to greet each other

Teach your children to greet each other when they wakeup,
they'll never forget to check on each other when they grow up.

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

. “Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.” – Joan Didion

“Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth. Breathe deep and swallow your pride.” – Max Lucado

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain

“Self-respect is everything you have when you’ve got nothing else.” – Anonymous

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Jung

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” – Shannon L. Alder

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” – Lao Tzu

“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland

“I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.” – Maya Angelou

Manners are free, to be Kind

There is no excuse for not teaching kids to say please and thank you. Manners are free.

"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." ⁠—Margaret Walker

"Politeness is like an air-cushion—there may be nothing in it, but it wonderfully eases the joltings along the rough road of life." ⁠—H.W. Beecher

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." ⁠—Emily Post

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners." ⁠—Laurence Sterne

"Honesty in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking about and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty." ⁠—Judith Martin

"Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you've spoken, they may be too hurt to ever forget them. Don't leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said." ⁠—Germany Kent

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ⁠—Maya Angelou

"If you happen to displease any of them, be always ready to make a frank apology. But the best way is to act with so much politeness, good manners, and circumspection, as never to have occasion to make any apology." —Alexander Hamilton

"The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable." ―Fannie Flagg