Teaching Children Manners ...

I believe that it is very important for parents to teach their children manners. I can't stand to watch children who don't have any manners. Respect your elders Don't talk with food in your mouth {nasty to see chewed up food] Cover your mouth when you cough. { don't want germs to spread] Allows hold the door open for others Keep elbows off of the table while eating Don't stare or point at other people Don't interrupt when someone else is talking. I am sure that I have taught my children many more but I just can't think of any others right now.

Saying "excuse me" when you burp or pass gas. Please and Thank You and You're Welcome are some of the thing that come to mind. As for do we need to teach our children these things now YES. Have you walked down the hallway of a school lately? It is horrible, If I have had acted the way most of these kids do, I would have been knocked around the world and back. By the teachers, my parents, and grandparents. Manners are becoming a lost art form. And I find it truely sad. My twelve year old has more manners, than 50 percent of the other children in her school combined. I have taught her manners since before she could even talk.

Yes, I believe children of today should be taught a lot of manners. My parents taught me a lot. I have four siblings. And when my mom had to go to the doctor or anywhere. She had to bring us along. People were so amazed to see us sitted, waiting patiently and not noisy too. And we were all like that especially when outside the house. My parents always told us, that the bad manners we showed to other persons, will be reflected on them. And for us, it will be unfair, if other blamed my parents for our bad manners. So we always behaved well, outside.~~lol And the rules inside the house, were, no fighting, because we are brothers and sisters. Listen at all times. Finish your food and pick up the dishes. Always be respectful. And I almost forgot "the fault of one is the fault of everyone" Tough ha~~lol But those little things brought us great reward when we grew up. And sometimes I get annoyed with parents leaving their children unattended. Running inside churches or hospitals. I mean, these are simple things were you can see if your children have manners. Which seems to lack in today's children. Have a nice day my friend!(^^,)

kissing hands of elders as sign of respect (tradition) greet good morning, good evening etc... no interruptions when adults are talking no talking when mouth is full no singing at the dining table no name calling no ponting of fingers no loud belching esp in front of others farting should be done away and privately tiptoe when papa and mama are sleeping/having siesta ( be silent) say please say excuse me don't slam the door visit uncles, aunts, etc, even if you don't like it much leave shoes or slippers on doorstep before entering house smile back ask permission when you go out when not permitted, don't go don't sulk, murmur or answer back wait for your turn clean up, throw trash in the wastebin take off hat/cap when in church or sacred places visit our dearly departed, pray for them because they're praying for you too don't wail or throw tantrums especially with people around - the more you won't be getting what you ask for say thank you

Teaching children manners is an important topic as far as todays open atmosphere is concerned. Children learn many things when they are adolscents from their surroundings, parents, sisters, brothers, neighbours etc. If we are not able to give the right advice they will going the wrong way. Secondly in their second stage, that is their child stage (age 5-10) they learn lot from outside world. We need to caution them not to learn bad things from the outer world and each day confirm they learned only good things.

I was taught to respect my elders, Never lie to my parents because no matter what they will always be there to help me if I need them, plus I was never really good at hiding anything from them I swear I think they had spies. Never start fights and if anyone hit me to defend myself. I will teach my son the same things, because I would like to have he same relationship I have with my mother with my son, My mom is also my best friend, I know that i can tell her anything and because she is my mother she will be honest and if I'm wrong she'll let me know. She doesn't take sides if i complain about my husband. Though she can be a little biased when it comes to her grandson. She spoils him. I will also teach my son not to hit girls.

Children need to be taught manners and sometimes reminded to use them. My grandson is very polite, respectful, and has great table manners. Until that is when he goes away for a weekend to visit his grandfather and great-grandmother. His GGM will chew with her mouth open, sounding very much like a pig at a trough. I have to remind my grandson that it is not appropriate for him to do this. He also will try to cut in when others are talking. That bugs me. He has little respect for others things and his own, because they tend to give him his own way when he visits. I have to be the heavy when he comes back and remind him of proper manners.

i think everyone should be taught manners. and its just a common thing in our family, we were brought up not to put elbows on the table, chew mouth shut (even though my brothers still do it) not to wear hats inside and use thank you and please or if your a child its easier to say ta (tar) my parents are also against swearing. and we use to get a smack if did anything like that or they raised their voice.

Well besides the please and thank you which I noticed most stated :) I'd go with saying excuse me after passing gas or burping. Also not interupting others and listening to others as they speak. There are so many different manners that come to mind. Holding the door open for others. Little things that some might take for granted but do need to be taught. Yes they still need to be taught and encouraged. The problem is I see few of them being taught to kids today.

My grandpa is more strict with manners. I use to hate it but now when I see how kids act I could never be thankful enough that he taught us good manners. Here's a few: Don't butt in in adults conversation. No singing, elbows off the table, no talking when your mouth is full, Don't overload your plate with food. Always greet the visitors, don't just pass by. (like smile and say good morning) Talking back to elders is a big no no! These are something I'd like to pass to my child.

My parents taught us a lot of good manners as we grew up. All these good manners I am also teaching my own children now as they grow up too. These are very important things that we all should carry on to all generations that come after us. Just like you, my parents also taught me to respect my elders. Answering back is not allowed. Here in the Philippines, we pay our respects to our older relatives by touching the back of their fingers against our forehead as a greeting when they arrive or say good bye. Table manners were basically also the same, those were, no talking with the mouth full, no elbows on the dining table, etc. It's bad manners to point a finger(any finger) at anyone. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, don't cross between two people who are talking, say "excuse me", etc, etc. These are little things that we need to teach our children as they are ways that show respect not only to elder people but to everyone around us.

Good question BTW! My mom always said you need to rise above your raising. I think far too many people do not do tis. People tend to play the oh poor pitidul me role. I was treated bad as a kid so who cares how I treat my kids? That is not me I make it a point to do better. When you know better it is your job to do better. My parents were pretty wonderful. As a child they would fight alot and I hated it no matter what they told me I thought if I had been a better little girl they wouldn't fight. Well I never fight in front of my kids. My hubby and I hardly ever fight to start with. I remember once we were talking about the builder when we started building our house. we were upset not at each other but our voices were raised. My son came in with this look and I know exactly what he was thinking. I said OH honey we're not fighting we are just upset with the builder not at each other. The he skipped off happy as a lark!

I was taught to respect my elders, say please and thank you, children are to be seen and not heard, and always ask if someone needs help. I try to instill these same good manners in my son, and he is 12 now, he tries to push the limits, and not ask politely, but he is very good at asking people if they need some help. I, too, see a lot of children these days with horrible manners, and I always wonder where they learn them and why no one ever taught them any different. My son and his friends think that it is cool to burp, LOUD!!!, and he knows that this is not something that he should do, so we are having to work on that problem. I think that if you get one or two kids in a group that have not been raised the same as your own child, bad habits seem so cool. I think that if everyone, not just children, had better manners in the world, and think before you speak or act, there would be a lot less trouble in the world. But, I could just be dreaming.

I learned to respect my elders as well. Actually respect and listen to any adult. Cover my mouth when I yawn, sneeze or cough. Don't hit or bite. As I got older I was taught to be nice and make good decisions when it comes to interacting with others. And ofcourse that it is wrong to steal. I think these days its so important for our kids to learn how to listen to thier parents and teachers- As it is just as important for the parents and teachers to be consistent with discipline and to be good role models. ~at home mommy~ http://mommyathomefornow.blogspot.com

I was taught to respect my elders but the new generation does not care about that. I taught my son to respect people of all colours race or creeds and handicapped people as well. this is the most important one to me

In all honesty I feel that there is a dreadful lack of good manners in children now. I was taught good manners when I was little and I taught my son the same good manners and the values of good manners. Cover your mouth when you yawn or cough Say please and thank you Respect your elders Do not point at people and shout at people Just a few of the things that I feel are good manners

Definately had to respect my Elders Say Please and Thank you Thank family Members and others for their gifts Clear your plate (Take only what you can eat) Don't be wasteful Don't talk when others are talking There were certainly more but they are not comming to me right now... As for my son we are working on please and thank you...It is difficult to teach these concepts and time consuming when you are working with an autistic mind but it can be done over time! Thanks again for another great thread Mom!

yes. i think it's very important to teach children manners.. nowadyas children lack of manners.. and they don't know how to respect the elders.. my parents used to teach me how to respect the elders.. and they also ask me not to be naughty when i'm outside.. they feel embarassed by my actions at times too.. and table manners.. never eat too fast and eat as though you have not eaten for days.. it's really bad.. you also have to bow a little if you're cross the elders.. you just have to pay some respect.. and do know how to address others when meeting them.. like 'unc;e,auntie' grandparents and so on.. pretty neat manners huh? these are just a few =)

Teaching good manners to children should be done by both parents. As a child, we were taught abot good manners and i still do it until today. What I remember from my childhood were: Dont speak when your mouth is full, Respect your elders, Cover your mouth when you yawm, Say thank you and please.Close your mouth when you chew. I am actually teaching my children with same manners i learned during childhood. The manners that your children shows usually reflects the kind of parents that they have.