We live in a busy world these days where as parents we focus on best of the schooling for our little one. So much research and hard-work is put in for the perfect school where our kids would learn and grow. But somehow we tend to ignore that the first teacher of a child is the parents. As parents it is our moral duty to start teaching our kids manners so that they grow up into a better person. Degrees, marks, percentage isn’t the first thing that people will notice, it is the manners what are noticed the moment one opens mouth. And teaching ”thank you” and ”please” doesn’t finish the task. There are hundreds of things that need to be taught to them. But these 7 Basic Manners every Kid should know
 
“Learning good manners will help your child act toward others with respect and take into account their feelings”
 

1.Saying “Thank You” and “Please”

Obviously saying the magic words thank you and please. They will learn being polite. 

2.Using “May I”

Ask before taking something. Even if it is there stuff or parent’s. They should know to use  “may I “. 

3. Saying “Sorry” if done something wrong

Say sorry for real not because you forced them to say sorry. They should be made to understand what’s wrong and they should realize their mistake. 

4. Using ” excuse me”

Children are naturally impatient. They should learn how to interrupt and wait for their turn to speak. 

5. Teaching Patience

Sit quietly in situations required. They learn to be patient with this. Teaching life skills to kids is very important. 

6. Personal hygiene

Like washing hands before eating, table manners- chewing of food properly, not making noise while eating, not to talk while food in mouth, etc.

7. Respecting elders

Respect to elders is most important. 

 

Their are endless manners that you can teach your kid according to their age but what matters is that they learn what they see. So if you want your kid to be full of manners then be a role model yourself. As they say ‘Practice what you preach’. It’s destiny how our kid would turn up but with some baby steps and efforts we would have a satisfaction that we did our best and it turned out well. And very important thing, it is not only a mother’s role to teach such stuff to kids. It’s the complete family.

We know how our mothers were blamed for everything wrong we did as kids or adults. But what about father?? Grandparents?? It is a joint effort from everyone. 

Happy Parenting with Budding Star!!!

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About Navdeep Dhillon

I am a teacher by profession. I love to read & write and since my mind encapsulates enormous feelings, may be I can filter down and express a few. So, My passion for writing and sharing my experiences helped me land here !

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