Etiquette

Even though my daughter is 2 she does forget some times but I started her off when she started giving me things I would tell her thank you and it did start about 9 or 10 months telling her thank you so now she understands what it means. That is rude when a child doesn't listen to an adult. I trying to teach my daughter to listen to whom ever I leave her with that isn't my sister in law because that woman's parenting skills is like zero but she knows right from wrong for the most part but I leave her mostly with other family members.

Oh yeah, I know kids forget sometimes but when we remind my boyfriend's daughter she will stick her tongue out at us or she'll just ignore us completely. Then we'll say "well you can't have the gift until you tell them thank you". She'll usually tell the person after that but she's rude when she says it. And she NEVER says please which really annoys me.

Yeah that isn't very good but that is her mothers fault for sure.

Thank you, I try to be a good mom and teach my little ones to be nice to people some times my oldest forgets and doesn't say nice things but it's a work in progress because she is only going on 2 years old. It's something we work on every day.

Thanks

yes just be patient with them... they are kids and they should learn how to express themselves, only teach them how to say it properly. way to go mom

That is very good. My daughter tries to have good manner but of course like any other 2 year some times things slip there minds. We tell our daughter say please and what it is. But she is still learning names of things so it doesn't come out always in words we get.

I had some guests the other day and this little fellow who is just around 4 years used a bad word. The parents are well brought up and would never use any such words and then they told me that their child has picked up bad words in school. No doubt when he uttered that word it sounded cute!

Well the discussion isn't about out side of the home infulence that why rules have to be inforce depending on what it is. But the question was about yourself as a parent are you the type that will demand your child to do something or not? I don't demand my kids to be nice they have to want to be nice. I can teach them all the things in the world and how to be a good person but it's themselves that have to want to be good and want to do it and want to be nice and mean what they say other wise it means nothing at all. You don't always have to be nice 24/7 it's how you say things even if you say it nicely with out the words please or thank you someone will do it for you. Children outside of the home yes they will influence a person but that doesn't always means it's there friends or there school. It could be someone they see on the street and they over hear it and don't know what it means and then they say it. Kids pick up things all of the time every where because words are much like colds you pick them and use them weather you know them or not.

Yes it is normal for a child to copy but that is all it is it's copy it doesn't mean they understand it or no they no to do that unless you teach them to to and try to teach them what it means and what those words mean. Other wise it just means nothing they are just saying it because they have to say it or there parents will be disappointed. Yes me and my husband say please and thank you to each other and other people. But not all children copy what there parents say because not all children are the same not every child has the ability to communicated with people or understand things past a certain level. So not isn't not always normal for all children.

That happens with some kids. I try to enforce it home more often.

I don't demand my kids because why force them to do something that they need to learn force never teaches anything. I want my kids to do it because they mean it. Good manners are good but it can't be demanded.

What are you talking about because all that was just over my little head? Do you demand a child/children to have good manners?

I don't demand it but I want my daughter to be nice and say please and thank you like your should. Of course my daughter is 2 so she tends to forget a lot of the times but we try to remind her to say thank you and stuff.

My daughter is the only one of my kids that does it because her brother hasn't really started talking yet. He can say mama but he is only 5 months old. I talk to both of them all of the time saying please and thank you and good job as well when my daughter does listen but she does forget time to time which is normal she is only going on 2 years old.

My daughter started saying "Thank you" before she was year old. Talking to a child from the being helps them learn things. Manners are nice but I don't think there is a set age for it because anyone can be taught it at any age really.

I tell me daughter all of the time if you want something that you can't get yourself say please first and what it is. Most of the time it doesn't come out in words you understand because she is still so young but she knows please, thank you and your welcome, even excuses me. I cut her slack since she is going on 2 but as she gets bigger there are some things we don't let her slid on.