Do you know how to instill good manners in a child? Teaching manners is
a gift that parents can share with their children, but they have to be patient
and consistent in this process.
Home is the place where children learn about love, caring and pleasing
others and so manners should begin at home. Praising the children and letting
them know that their efforts at home; for example, tidying up their toys,
washing their hands, helping to set the table, speaking nicely to their family
members and other little things around the house, will make children feel confident
and continue good behavior.
By three years of age, children can learn to say please and thank you.
Parents should use these words often and the children will become more aware of
what manners are.
A child won’t become a polite, kind individual who thinks of others
overnight. This is a long and continuous process that requires consistency- in
both rewards and reminders. With commitment, parents can teach and support
their children and learning the basic rules will become the building blocks of a
more complex and sophisticated understanding of courtesy and civility as
children grow up.
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