table manners...what are your expectations?

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  • Heidi
    Daycare.com Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 7121

    table manners...what are your expectations?

    Talking preschool and younger set here...


    What are your expectations and rules?

    Obviously, there is a learnng curve for toddlers, but what do you strive for?
  • snbauser
    Daycare.com Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1385

    #2
    No horsing around
    Feet on the floor
    No playing with food
    Use their utensils (when they are capable)
    Please and Thank You's when asking for more
    At least 1 "thank you bite" of everything.
    Napkin on their plate when they are done.

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    • laundrymom
      Advanced Daycare.com Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 4177

      #3
      Once they are at big kid table, 16-18 mo they are expected to sit and eat. Off their own plate. Mostly using forks and spoons independently. I begin transitioning them to big cup about 14 months. They must ask to be excused. The words start with excuse or please and end up at may I please be excused? We do not bang our hands, stomp our feet or hurt our friends. We don't have a typical circle time but do our calendar and weather during lunch. We do sharing and best thing that happened today at afternoon snack. Morning snack we work on colors and spatial concepts.

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      • awestbrook713
        Mommyto3boys
        • Aug 2011
        • 421

        #4
        No talking while food is in their mouths.
        No stuffing food in their mouths or super big bites. (more of a safety thing)
        Sit on their bottems.
        No getting up and down especially with food in their mouths.
        Trying atleast one bite of everything.
        I try to break them from saying "I don't like ******" I can't stand this since most of the time its something they have never tried and once one says it it spreads like wild fire.

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        • hoopinglady
          Daycare.com Member
          • Oct 2011
          • 245

          #5
          no nasty talk
          no belching intentionally
          no yelling
          bottom in the chair
          use silverware, or at least try
          please and thank you
          more please, yes please or no thank you
          no toys on the table
          don't play with dishes or food...unless it sticking pretzels on fingers or some such.....
          no talking with mouth full

          adding the "I don't like" thing too...I say, if you don't like it don't eat it. Furthermore, I encourage a few bites but try not to fight about it.

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          • Heidi
            Daycare.com Member
            • Sep 2011
            • 7121

            #6
            Originally posted by hoopinglady
            no nasty talk
            no belching intentionally
            no yelling
            bottom in the chair
            use silverware, or at least try
            please and thank you
            more please, yes please or no thank you
            no toys on the table
            don't play with dishes or food...unless it sticking pretzels on fingers or some such.....
            no talking with mouth full

            adding the "I don't like" thing too...I say, if you don't like it don't eat it. Furthermore, I encourage a few bites but try not to fight about it.
            My sister always says (cheerfully) "you don't have to like it, you just have to eat it"

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            • morgan24
              Daycare.com Member
              • Feb 2011
              • 694

              #7
              I expect them to sit down and eat. Use manners, don't play. When they are done they wait for me to wash their face and hands and they can leave the table to sit in the living room and read books. I have a open floor plan so I can see everything going on from the kitchen.

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