Teaching Manners to Your Kids, 15 Blogs to Help!

A few decades ago, children were expected to be seen and not heard. They were taught to be polite and always exhibit good manners. As the years have passed, however, it seems these values have become less important. Are these ideas old fashioned now?  Not according to these 15 blogs. Using proper manners is a sign of respect, and a way for children to show that they care about other people’s feelings. Kids aren’t born knowing good manners, though. They have to be taught them, usually from a young age. Read through these 15 blog articles to learn how to teach your child manners and why it’s important to their futures that they learn them.

Never too Young

When children are too young to speak, their parents will sometimes teach them baby sign language. This allows the child to ask for something to eat or drink before he is able to form the words. You can also teach children the sign language for please and thank you. As your toddler gets older and is able to verbalize, you can teach him additional manners. Children are never too young to start learning good manners, and these five blogs will explain how you can teach them to behave politely and show respect to others.

• How to Teach Manners to a Toddler Children that are too young to speak can be taught sign language for words such as please, thank you and excuse me.
• Teaching Your Toddler the P’s and Q’s of Good Manners You can make learning manners fun by using a game.
• Teaching Good Manners and Values to Children (Part 1) Being successful in life includes having good manners and being able to interact with others in a polite way, which is why it’s important to teach children good manners from a young age.
• Teaching Them Kids Some Manners This blogger discusses a children’s book about manners that you can use with your kids.
• Manners for Kids—21 Tips These tips cover a lot of different areas, and as your child gets older you can work on more advanced concepts.

Modeling is Key

Children absorb knowledge readily, often being compared to little sponges. When it comes to manners, you need to make sure that they are absorbing good manners from you. Lead by example by complimenting others and doing little things like holding the door open for people. Your kids will learn the same mannerisms by watching you act politely toward others in your daily life.  These five blogs will explain further how important modeling good manners is to training your kids to be polite.

• Top 10 Manners to Teach Your Children, Please Teach your kids to look for reasons to compliment other people instead of looking for flaws.
• 6 Ways to Teach Your Child Manners By making sure that you are setting a good example when it comes to manners your children will learn from you.
• Yes Please!  How to Teach Your Child Good Manners Use good manners when you speak to others, because when kids are young they will absorb everything that you say and do.
• Teaching Your Child to Have Good Manners It is important that you use terms like “please” and “thank you” when addressing your child to help teach them the necessity of these behaviors.
• 6 Ways to Teach Your Child Good Manners Kids tend to repeat things that their parents say, and when you model correct manners your child will repeat them back.

Why Manners are Important

How your child acts is a reflection on you as a parent. By teaching your child manners from an early age you won’t have to worry about socially unacceptable behavior. As your child gets older and begins to interact more with others, he will see that being polite gets him further in life than being rude. Using good manners show that you care about the feelings of people. These five blogs will explain further about why manners are important.

• Teaching Manners Breeds Empathy in Children When you teach your child manners, you are helping him learn social skills that include caring about how he treats others.
• The Importance of Teaching Manners to Kids Manners will help pave the way through life, as people will always appreciate being treated with respect.
• The Best Ways to Teach Kids Good Manners Read about why it’s beneficial for your child to have good manners and find some apps and books that will help you teach them.
• Teaching Your Kids Good Manners & How it Will Help Them Later in Life Manners are not only important when your kids interact with teachers and adults, but could also mean the difference between getting a good job or not.
• Manners are Important—Even for Kids! Showing good manners lets other people know that they matter enough to you to be polite. Rude behavior sends the message that the kids don’t care.

Thanks to Jacqui Barrie