Respect

In this colorful fall episode of Virtue Voyages, Jessie takes us on a journey through autumn’s beauty and the importance of respect in “Autumn Respect: The Patchwork of Community.” As the town prepares for the annual Fall Festival, Jessie discovers that the park, where the festival is held, is a mess and short on helpers. Faced with a choice, Jessie rallies the community to pitch in and transform the park from a forgotten space into a celebration-ready haven.

Your child is perfectly polite to the right people – and speaks to you or their siblings in a way that makes it clear the politeness is a performance. Here is what the research says about what builds genuine respect rather than just managing the behaviour.