Good manners don’t come naturally to kids. They need to be instilled and modelled. So, the role of a parent in in having a well-mannered child is fairly involving.
We’ve listed down 8 manners that kids should know before they’re 9 years.
Saying Please and Thank you
The best way to teach kids to say a Please or Thank you is to do so yourself when you speak to them. ‘Please can you put your clothes in the laundry bag?’ ‘Thank you for filling my glass up!’
Politely interrupting
Usually it’s best when kids don’t interrupt when adults are having a conversation. But assuming there’s an emergency and they need adult intervention, ‘excuse me’ is a great phrase.
Always greeting
It’s super necessary to teach kids to greet and respond to greeting appropriately. It’s weird when they get a how are you and the child just smiles or looks away. Always reply to a greeting with an ‘I’m fine’ or ‘Doing good’ and following it up with a reciprocating question.
Speaking politely
This means that you speak to everyone with respect and avoid bad language and bad words. Cuss words and swearing don’t earn respect anywhere.
Behaving properly
Behaving properly with everyone is quite necessary especially when you’re in a social group. Bullying, teasing or ignoring someone is definitely an act of cruelty.
Working without complaining
We all have days when we don’t want to do routine tasks and chores. But complaining just makes the task more difficult. What needs to get done, needs to get done. So, complaints or no complaints, work is a must. So better do it with a smile!
Writing notes
It’s always nice to send polite notes whenever possible. Thank you, cards/ notes, after Christmas or birthdays; a polite note appreciating the help received or a note of apology to say sorry. Writing notes as a parent instills this habit in kids as well.
Politely requesting
It’s important to teach kids to ask before taking/ doing things especially when visiting other people’s homes. The best way to teach them this, is to set limits within your home. Kids should ask for permission when crossing the set boundaries.