One of the most common complaints about children and teens today is that they are considered to be disrespectful. Many children remain well behaved, but there is some truth to the idea that youths are often disrespectful toward others including their own parents. That disrespect, however, does not simply appear out of the ether. If your children are disrespectful, you likely taught them to be so however inadvertently. If you continue scrolling through your phone when someone is talking to you, do not be surprised if your children refuse to put down their phones when you are talking to them. You showed them it was acceptable behavior through your own actions. Similarly, if you regularly badmouth your boss, talk back to police or otherwise rage against authority, do not be surprised when your children get in trouble for mouthing off to their teachers or start giving you attitude. After all, you taught them those habits.