Like it or not, our children are ALWAYS listening, and everything we do they are watching.  What we model for our children can set them up for success, or can perpetuate old patterns we would rather see go by the wayside.  Showing, not telling is much more valuable than do as I say, not as I do.  Our kids are no longer buying that!  How to approach this idea of garnering respect and teaching our children how to be people without making ourselves crazy.