Teaching Good Manners

How many times have you said to your child after you pass the ketchup, or give them what they just asked for; “what do you say?” You’re waiting for them to say, “Thank you” and they should. Using polite words and having good manners not only shows respect, the words are music to ones ears! Teaching a child to use good manners is vital to their social skills, communication building skills and sounds delightful when you hear polite words and it will make your heart happy when polite actions are performed. For an example, when your child holds open a door for you, or helps you bring packages in from the car, or asks you for something using polite words.

Above is Miss Joni making a headband of Manners Monkey, one of the nine Characters of Character. What a fun way to incorporate using polite words into your daily activities! Click here for a template to print out. I used card stock for sturdiness, you can use any paper you have available. Have fun with this activity, write polite words on the rim of the headband, or, use as a sticker chart every time your child uses polite words or uses polite actions. Your child is listening to what you say, use polite words, pleasant. Your child is watching what you do during the day, use polite actions, please.

TELL me and I forget. TEACH me and I remember. INVOLVE me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin