Manners!

[gumdrops]

What manners do you enforce?

My big ones are during lunch:
Chew with your mouth closed...this one drives me CRAZY! How do parents...

[mamamanda]

Anyone have a suggestion for a good picture book on table manners? I really struggle with this group on this topic & would love a book to reiterate...

[Blackcat31]

I stumbled across this blog about 25 manners a kid should have by age 9 and thought it was great so I'm sharing. (It's an older article but still important)...

Over the years I feel I have been generous at birthdays and holidays with gifts. For instance besides a few small toys and scholastic books, I made 7...

[crazydaycarelady]

I gave this to one of my dcboys for his 2nd birthday. They are made of wood and were $6 each. Anyway absolutely NO thank you from either parent....

[TwinKristi]

So what are your policies for young children using manners? I have a DCB who's 22mos and VERY verbal. Can speak in sentences and communicates his needs...

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I have one child that will not listen to anything with the words "please" or "thank you" in them.

"Please use...

[Mimmy]

I have a 20 months toddler who is in daycare. When I went to pick up today, it was snack time. The teacher had removed tops of all kids to avoid messy...

[jennajury]

So I have to ask, does anyone have a WRITTEN up list of rules for daycare kids? I have my rules, it is in my contract for my parents, however I'm currently...

[Heidi]

so, I just created a lovely outdoor playspace for my kiddos.

Using materials I already had (a large curvy log & some plastic edging),...

[Missani]

So there have been a few threads lately about rude parents and people forgetting their manners. I have one. Before I say more, let me say that I love...

[kitkat]

I hope this link works. I found this article on Yahoo. My kids have great manners and I'm so proud of them for that. However, DS has had an attitude...

[Blackcat31]

I'll try to keep this short...LOL! I have a 3.5 yr old dcb who is tiny and is very coddled by everyone in his life. So we practice good table manners...

[Blackcat31]

Okay so I have a 3 1/2 yr old dcb who is having a bit of a hitting issue. We have had a lot of discussions about not hitting and using our words...

[jenh171]

Does anyone else have the experience of day care kids eating like pigs? :P It makes me wonder if people teach table manners anymore! All of the kids...