Do you know, that there are some compulsory good manners you must teach your children?
Without good manners, your children would never evolve as good human beings.
You might think that your children will learn good manners by themselves.
No!
They will not.
Unless you teach your children the good manners you want them to follow, they will be in the dark about them.
I was shopping in a mall when I heard a loud thudding noise. I turned around to see a glass flower vase lying on the ground broken to pieces.
A family with two kids were the reason behind the utter pandemonium that prevailed in the shop I was in. The kids yelled, and fought amongst themselves. They kept pulling the toys from the display stand, and the sales girl had a tough time controlling them.
Why did the kids misbehave in a public place?
The simple truth was, they were not taught good manners by their parents.
You might think that your children are so young, that it gives them certain liberty to be noisy and misbehaving.
You are wrong.
They are children only to you. You cannot expect others to adjust to all their childish tantrums.
Do you know parenting is an art by itself?
There are many good manners you must teach your children. Otherwise, your children might as well grow up into spoiled brats.
This is something you do not want your children to grow up into, do you?
Are you wondering what good manners you must teach your children?
Here goes!
1. Eating etiquette
Teach your children good table manners. It is very important in this modern age.
When you have impeccable table manners, inevitably your children follow it to the dot.
Your children are great imitators. They copy you.
Here are the simple table manners to teach your children.
- Teach them to chew their food, with their mouth closed.
- Instruct them to drink liquids, without slurping noisily.
- When you are on a visit to a relative’s place, they should be taught not to ask for food that is not there. It is pure bad manners.
- Tell your children that they should eat what is being served.
- Tell them that they should not make unwanted comments that the food was bad. Most children do it without thinking.
- Teach your children to eat, without spilling.
Be appreciative, when your children follow your advice. Your children will be more than willing to do it.
2. Teach your children the essence of politeness
The most crucial good manners you must teach your children is, including pleasant words into their vocabulary.
Guide them to say “thank you” when your friends\relatives gift them.
Your children should be taught not to interrupt unwantedly, when you are talking with your friends\guests.
Often your children barge into your interaction with others, to grab attention, or to show that they are intelligent. If at all they have to say something, your children must be taught to say “excuse me.”
Guide them to say “sorry” when they do something wrong.
Tell your children to say “please” if they want something.
Mold your children to say such tiny words of good manners, into their everyday interaction.
It is your parental glory when your children are polite and well mannered.
3. Teach your children the beauty of giving.
Yet another very important good manners you must teach your children is, the beauty of giving and sharing.
Nowadays, the world concept is having a small family. There is only one, or two children in a family.
You want to give the best to your children. Since you earn lots of money, you buy your children lots of costly things they do not need at their young age.
And, your children grow up in luxury. They do not understand that there are lots of deprived children who do not have what they have.
Never let your children become selfish and self-centered, by not teaching them the beauty of sharing and giving.
Teach your children, that sharing and giving can give them great pleasure.
Take your children to an orphanage, or old age homes on their birthdays so that they learn to count their blessings.
Make your children feel the goodness of sharing, by giving their unwanted dresses and toys to the underprivileged.
4. Teach your children cleanliness
Teach your children personal hygiene and cleanliness from their young age.
It is of paramount importance for their health.
Simple good manners about hygiene to teach your children.
Your children should wash their hands before eating, and after using the rest room.
They should be advised to do their bedding, as soon as they wake up.
Guide your children, to keep their things in appropriate places.
Train them to brush their teeth twice a day.
Personal hygiene is an essential part of the good manners you must teach your children.
5. Early rising
You should train your children, to get up early in the morning from their young age itself.
It should become a habit with your children. It will do them incredibly good, when they grow up.
Getting up early in the morning, will give them precious time to be successful in their future.
Initially, your children might find it tough to wake up early in the morning, but gradually their mind will set up an alarm for them to get up automatically.
Make your children have their bath daily and train them to look neat and tidy always.
6. No making fun of physical imperfections
Most children innocently make unwarranted fun of people, with physical impairments.
You should nip it in the bud.
Tell your children that it is pure bad manners to deride the impairments of others. And that physically impaired are brave people who should be appreciated for their sheer guts.
Conclusion
“Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.” -Roger Moore
Can you see that it is your parental duty to teach your children good manners?
But you cannot make your children obey you, if you are yelling and punishing.
The good manners you must teach your children should be taught to them in a pleasant manner.
Be appreciative towards your children,when they follow the good habits you teach them.
It instantly prods them to behave their best, always.
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