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Mind Your Turkey Day Ps and Qs
Encouraging Manners in Your Preschooler
By Marie-Helen Goyetche
The best way to teach children about manners is to be their role model. Your child is always watching you – how you act, how you talk, how you eat, how you get mad. You're under constant supervision. If you want your child to be polite and you're polite, the length of your discussion will have shortened. This is exactly the same as the children's expression "monkey see, monkey do." You'll have an easier time teaching something you believe in if you act upon it, too.
"Remember that your child is in a teaching situation," says Dr. Elias. "Don't get highly angry at your child when your child acted in a way that he/she may have known better. Let your child develop and master this new skill. Rather than getting upset, be patient and show your child new ways to act when a similar situation happens."
Having manners is just as important within a household or a society. Set rules for what's important and how you and your spouse want your child to act, and don't forget to tell your child. Discuss various situations to get your child to think about others and to find good answers from within.
Model and be the best example for your child. Be patient and help your child understand manners rather than dictate a bunch of rules they have to memorize without understanding them. And next year, you won't have to worry about your Thanksgiving Day dinner!
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