Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Respect and citizenship. Hope and compassion. Courage and honesty. Excellence, perseverance and responsibility. How can we teach these character traits to our children? It begins by modeling these traits toward all people, regardless of race, gender, or economic status. Jesus demonstrated this love throughout the New Testament, and we can model this at home. Children learn respect (or disrespect) from how we treat them and others. They reflect back everything we, as parents, say and do. When we give children the same respect we demand, we are modeling this important character trait.