Kids Etiquette

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“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any”

Fred Astaire

 

Etiquette For kids

The famous dictum, “Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be” says it best. We should not expect children to be something unfamiliar to them. Our obligation is to be good role models, to lead by example. The task is not simple, the road is full of obstacles and difficulties, but the alternative is bleak and kids deserve a fair chance in a better world.

A world where goodness and kindness are important and appreciated. In a responsible society, that glorifies accomplishments based on effort, awareness, sensitivity, caring, kindness, respect, integrity and honesty. That to be powerful, successful and accomplished also means being kind and considerate. Not success at any cost but success with a cause.

Start Young

Children need to learn at a young age those timeless qualities, children need to learn kids etiquette and manners from the moment they are able to understand things, from the moment they can hold a fork. We cannot hope they will grow into kind, courteous adults if we do not take the job of teaching them seriously. The goal is to teach them early all the essential kids etiquette they can absorb. They will not learn what is proper and correct on their own, we need to do our part.

Polite kids should know basic kids etiquette

  • Please and thank you
  • I am sorry
  • Excuse me
  • May I?
  • Good morning
  • Good night
  • I love you (grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, sister, brother etc..)
  • Do not use rude words
  • Do not shout when talking
  • Do not make fun of anyone or embarrass anyone
  • Do not use violence
  • Do not spit
  • Do not bite
  • Do not interrupt when adults are talking
  • Clean up after playing at home and at a friend’s house
  • Share with siblings or friends
  • Wait their turn to go on a slide at the park
  • Wash their hands before dinner
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  • Wear clean clothes
  • Brush their hair
  • No name calling
  • Good sports, when they win do not make others feel bad and if they lose do not get upset
  • Stand up straight
  • Sit up straight
  • Eat with utensils- not fingers
  • No burping at the table, practice table manners
  • Do not overfill their mouth
  • Do not make noises while eating
  • Eat with their mouth closed
  • Do not get up from dinner table before dinner is over
  • Do not play with food at the table
  • No elbows on the table
  • No feet on the chair
  • Place their napkin on their lap
  • Do not talk with food in mouth
  • No picking nose (at the table)
  • No rude conversation (at the table)
  • Do not litter
  • Do not stare
  • Do not blow on food or soup
  • Do not make bubbles with straw and drink
  • When done eating pick their plate and bring it to the kitchen and place it in sink
  • When guests arrive they go to greet them and say a proper hello
  • When guests are leaving, they say goodbye

 

 

 

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius

 

 

 

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