How to Teach Your Children Manners
November 6, 2009
Good manners constitute the lynchpin of a civilized society. Manners not only build a strong first impression, but also pave the way to excellent jobs, good relations with friends, relatives and family. So, teach your kids the manners enumerated below before they reach the age of thirteen.
Following are certain basic manners that you might need to consider:
General:
1. Telling “Thank You” and “Please” must be as automatic as respiration.
2. Instruct your kids to apologize (say “sorry”) when they have committed something wrong.
3. When your child gets any gift, ask them to write a thank-you note.
Introduction:
1. Teach your child the proper way to make an appropriate introduction. To cite an example, if your child is willing to introduce you to a friend, see that he/she addresses you and says, “Mom, I request you to meet my friend”.
2. Make sure that your kid stands while meeting or greeting an elderly person.
3. A handshake is most appropriate on introduction. Kissing is usually for intimate friends and relatives. It is their choice, if your kid does not seem interested in kissing. In this case, teach them to avert the kiss courteously, rather than to say “Yuck.”
4. On meeting someone, your child must say, “It’s really nice to meet you”.
Visits:
After your kid visits a friend’s place, he must make it a point to thank his friend’s parents.
Conversation:
1. Turn off the television or mute the sound at the time of conversation.
2. “Huh” or “What?” or words somewhat similar to these are unaccepted versions of the more sophisticated “Pardon?”
3. Prevent your children from uttering “Shut up” to anybody.
Basically, teaching manners is very simple; but it needs 2 things: modeling and repetition. As a parent, you are supposed to model these manners. Let us see the way repetition and modeling functions.
When your child is too young, you need to start telling, “Give the spoon to mummy, please.” After you receive it, say “Thank you” to your child. He/she she will do the same after he/she receives something from others.
If your kid desires to perform certain things, like aid to buckle him / her into a car seat or assist you to cut vegetables, make sure that you say “Thank you for helping mummy”. To put it in brief, you must find every chance to utter a meaningful “please” and a warm “thank you”.
It is always very easy to build good manners than it is to bust bad ones, so commence modeling early and appreciate often. Then, get ready to hear what a wonderful kid you have time and over again.
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