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Article #281: Tips for Teaching your Child Manners

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You've seen them in the grocery store: your infant or toddler before she can say
children who have no manners! They grab these words herself. This will be a good
everything they want from the shelves, way to get your child used to saying
push and shove while waiting in line, and these words when it is appropriate. She
talk back to their parents. If you are a will want to repeat the words when she
parent, you are probably wondering what starts talking because mommy and daddy
to do to keep your child from turning use them.
into a terror. While no child is perfect, One social convention all children should
there are some things you can do to teach learn is how to use the proper title when
a child the proper way to behave in addressing adults. Some adults expect
public. children to use "Mr." or "Mrs." and "Sir"
The most important thing you need to do or "Ma'am" when addressing them. If you
to teach your child to behave is to be teach your children to address adults
consistent. If you allow the child to this way, even if it is not something you
behave one way at home but require a normally require children to call you,
different behavior in public, she is they will not offend those around them.
going to be confused. Confused children Of course, if an adult your child knows
do not learn quickly what is required of says these titles are unnecessary, then
them and have a higher tendency to act you do not have to insist that your child
out. uses them with that individual.
Another way to teach your child how to Children should be taught how to listen
behave is to model proper manners at without interrupting, and this is a
home. If you are going to ignore social difficult behavior for a child to learn.
graces in front of your children, they You need to remind her not to interrupt,
will think this is the proper way to but don't make a huge issue out of it if
behave. she forgets. A child is naturally excited
However, it's not necessarily a problem about the things he or she wants to say,
if children learn they can relax their so a child will slip up. When this
manners slightly when at home. Everyone happens, a gentle reminder is all she
needs a place where they don't have to be needs.
on their best behavior, and that place Remember that children need time to
should be your home. After your child has develop the necessary motor skills to eat
learned what proper behavior is, you can without spilling and chew with their
explain to her that sometimes it is fine mouths closed. Do not require behavior
to behave a little crazy but proper your child is not physically capable of.
manners should always be used in public. Give them time to grow, teach them when
Teaching proper manners begins even certain behavior is appropriate, and you
before your child can talk. For example, will raise a child who uses good manners
you can use "please" and "thank you" with - at least most of the time.






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