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Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on teaching your child manners. All parents want to know that they are teaching their children to be as polite as possible. Being polite is a necessary and important part of being a part of society. And, it is best to instill these values in your children at a young age.

This is good for them, for you, and for everyone around them. However, some parents struggle with the approach from time to time. If you find yourself struggling, consider the following: The greatest power you have is the power to choose. – Lou Holtz. If you choose to have polite children, you will do the work.

Teaching Your Child Manners:

Saying Thank You

This has to be one of the most important manners of all. But, it is often one that is hardest for children to learn. Why isn’t really clear. However, saying thank you doesn’t always come naturally for a lot of kids. As a result, this can make it difficult to instill this particular manner properly.

However, it is vital to ensure that they learn to say thank you when it is required. The only way to do this is to make it a real priority. Remind them whenever necessary, and gently admonish them if they forget. It might also be worth encouraging them to take extra steps when they have something to be particularly grateful for. If you have older children, teach them to send monogrammed thank you notes or a handwritten letter. Teaching etiquette is a good idea too. It is good for them to know that there are other ways of saying thank you.

Respecting Others

Teaching children to show respect for others is important. It will slowly become second nature, when it is demonstrated and taught over and over. You can’t force it, but you can encourage them and be an example of how to show respect to other.

Be An Example

Your role as parent is very important when it comes to teaching your child manners. It is your duty to ensure that they are adopting the right societal behaviors The easiest way to do this is to be an example. Children will imitate what they see and hear. Therefore do your best to embody the right behaviors. Demonstrating the right behavior will show your children that you’re not only saying it, you are living it.

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Do you believe children today have less respect for elders and using manners is of no importance? I have found that excuse me, thank you, and please don’t seem to be a part of our children’s vocabulary these days. When did we lose this value? Teens have either cut in front of me or reached across me and never uttered a word. Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on teaching children manners.

When I was raising my daughter, manners were important. Good manners will take our children a long way. I have been baffled about some children’s interaction with their parents on various occasions. I have heard children call their parents by their first name, yell at them, just be downright disrespectful and the parent took no action.

Teaching children manners begins at home. Along with manners comes respect. Instilling manners is a sign of respect for your parents and your upbringing as well as respect for yourself. Who wants to be around rude and impolite children. These rude and impolite children will grow up to be rude and impolite adults. Here are a few tips to get your child on the road to respect and being polite:

Please and Thank You. When you ask your child to pick up their toys, get ready for their bath etc. say please. When your child abides say thank you. Children learn by example.
Yes Ma’am and Yes Sir. This is extremely important, especially when they are responding to seniors.
Say Hello or Hi when you introduce them to friends, co-workers, church members or you have visitors in your home.
Share toys, treats etc. when playing with friends or siblings.
To Not Interrupt adult conversations unless it is an emergency.
Table Manners. This will be important when you’re dining out or invited to a friend’s home or family gathering during the holidays. Your child needs to understand that they can not play with their food, slurp, burp, or create games with their eating utensils. If a burp does arise, teach them to say excuse me.
Excuse Me when they need to pass in front of an adult or get around them.
Be Positive – Say nice things about other people.
Wash Their Hands with soap and water after using the bathroom and before meals. Also, teach them to wipe their hand on a towel and not on their clothes. Teaching them to use hand sanitizer is a good idea when soap and water is not available.
Wipe their nose with a tissue and not their hands. Also, picking their nose is improper.
Respect – Showing respect toward adults and others. Demonstrate respect and your children will mimic you.

Using patience with your child is a must while teaching them manners. They won’t learn overnight, so it’s important that you remind them of the importance of manners often. As they get older and they have mastered the basics, you can instill other values.