Ryan Respects

By: Paige Billin-Frye and Virginia Kroll

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Synopsis: Ryan is fast like a cheetah, but his friend Doug is not. After they get timed in gym, Doug comes in behind everyone else. "Doug the Slug," chants Ryan and he gets a lot of laughs. Doug is upset but Ryan doesn't notice. Amy tells Ryan he made Doug feel bad. Ryan doesn't worry about it. Then that night his own brother calls him Baby Ryan for wanting his teddy at night. He hears his father and brother talking about respect for family and friends and Ryan thinks about his treatment of Doug. When his brother apologizes, Ryan realizes that he was disrespectful to Doug and resolves to apologize the next day. This new title in The Way I Act series uses a common situation to talk about respect.