Image via WikipediaGood Manners-Training Your Child To Have- Good Manners. Many parents with teenagers lament the fact that their children do not have good manners, and they wonder why this is the case - failing to realize that it was up to them to teach their children to have good manners! Good manners go beyond simply saying "please" and "thank you" (although this is certainly a part of good manners!), and also extends to such things as courtesy, respect, and consideration; and as a parent, you must realize that these things do not just happen to show up in your children, but rather, your children must be trained! Good Manners-Training Your Child To Have- Good Manners. Be a model: The first thing you need to remember is that your children will emulate what they see from you, which means that you need to have good manners in all areas of your life if you hope for your children to end up with good manners down the road. Being a model also means that you should "model" for your children the behavior you hope to see from them; if you give them something and they forget to say thank you, say "Thank you, Mom" (or "Thank you, Dad") to remind your children to say this to you.
Good Manners-Training Your Child To Have- Good Manners. Explain the importance: You also need to help your children to understand that manners are not just "something to do"; manners are an important part of finding favor in all areas of their life, as people will take more kindly to them if they are treating others the way they would want to be treated.
Have patience: Finally, you need to realize that manners take time, so do not get upset with (or bothered by) your children as they catch on; keep working with them, and keep helping them improve so that they will have great manners as they grow older.
The younger you start with your children, the better shape you will be in; but even if you have waited a while to start training your children in manners, it is never too late to start - and it is always important!
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