Questions tagged [manners]
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Our seven year old son has trouble responding to certain kinds of adult interactions
Our seven year old boy is a smart kid, loves to explain things, joke around, etc. However, when someone pays him a compliment, or asks him an unexpected question, he freezes up and doesn't know how to ...
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Why my daughter thinks that f-word will make her stylish? How to make her good again? [closed]
I have a daughter who is 17 years old, and English is not our mother language but in our country English is the official language and hence being fluent in English is a sign of good education.
My ...
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Should I use the word please when giving preschooler's orders?
We try to stress the importance of using please and thank you with kids, and one of the ways we do that is by demonstrating the use of good manners ourselves by always using please and thank you when ...
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5yrs old being bossy... Is this too much or tolerable at this age?
My daughter is nearly 5yrs old and goes to kindergarten. Recently her classmate's (call her A) parent reports to the class teacher that my daughter bosses A verbally to the point that A refuses to go ...
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Is it appropriate to say "Congratulations" to premature parents?
I already said "Congratulations", via text message, to my friend who's wife just gave birth to a girl at 25 weeks.
Assuming that everything is ok, or at least going well given the situation, is it OK ...
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Is it rude to allow a child only in nappy while playing in a fountain park?
We have 1.5-year-old child and live in Sydney, Australia. There are a few public fountain parks around;
A fountain park consists of water cannon, fountain and other toys that children can play with.
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How to stop 3-year-old from bouncing in every bed?
My 3-year-old son has the habit of sitting and bouncing in bed. It doesn't interfer with sleeping and napping. He even jumps on the sofa. He does that whenever he enters a room with a bed and when he ...
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How to convince a 4-year old child that professional cyclists are not littering during a race?
We were watching a Cycling Tour on TV yesterday and my 4.5-year old son saw that after having drinks or chocolates those cyclists were throwing the empty bottles/wrappers on the roadside.
I ...
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Is asking a child to count to 10 when they don't say please OK?
I'm rather pleased with my latest attempt to remind my 4 year old to ask for things nicely - if she asks/demands something without saying "please" then I ask her to count to 10 and ask again.
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How should I teach my child to help but also do things on her own?
The other day I asked my child "Can you give me a napkin?" and she said
"o self" which means "you do it yourself"!
At first I was shocked, and ashamed that she has perhaps learned it from me and my ...
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Vacationing with Grandparents
My wife and I sometimes get offers from her parents or mine to take our family on vacation (examples: a cruise, or summer family camp). We have two kids, 10 and 8.
The issue is that our parents tend ...
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Parents salt food too much
When it comes to food, my parents like to salt it a lot more than I do. Besides tasting bad (in my opinion, at least), the salt amount is unhealty and, according to my calculations, about twice the 5 ...
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A religious teacher slapped my son twice for refuting God, what should I do? [closed]
First, I am an atheist and so is my husband, and our 8 year old son is taught religion in a school since it is mandatory for all students, we didn't object because we thought that we could tell him ...
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Teaching a toddler to say "sorry" and mean it
What's the best way to teach a child to say "sorry" and mean it without just creating a mimic? I don't truly believe that simply forcing a child to say they are sorry for hitting another kid or taking ...
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Teaching manners to a toddler
I have a 19mo daughter who spends ~30hrs/week with a nanny. She "teaches" her to say "please" by forcing her to say it and withholding a wanted item until she does. And forces a "thank you" afterward. ...
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How to handle my spoiled 20-year-old step-granddaughter and her enabling mother?
My 20-year-old step-granddaughter's father left when she was nine and my husband and I have been there for both of them before, during and after all of their crises, so perhaps I feel more like we are ...
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How do you handle the boomerang effect with Teens?
15 year old teen boy in question.
Generally good kid but minor annoyances here and there
coming & going without saying hello (sometimes).
missing please/thank you (sometimes).
speaking ...
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Teaching the details of etiquette and table manners
There's a range of good behaviors that I classify as "table manners." These range from pretty basic (don't throw food) to general politeness (use your fork and spoon, napkin on lap) to moderately ...
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How can we teach my preschooler to not interrupt?
My three-and-a-half year old son talks constantly. Its pretty much a non-stop monolog from the time he wakes up until the time he falls asleep.
We're okay with this, and try not to discourage his ...
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Teaching my 10 year old son appropriate bathroom manners
My 10 year old son has ADHD. He has some severe issues with focus and memory. We've tried various things to help him focus and remember but they all seem to arbitrarily stick or fail.
For now he ...
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What's the best way to respond when parents have kids put a helmet on a kid's head in a way that doesn't help that much?
There are a couple of things that people are told in relation to bike helmets. I am concerned with the third.
The first is that everyone should wear a helmet whenever riding a bicycle (not: kids have ...
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How much should a caretaker push for mannered greetings and farewells from a pre-schooler?
I care for a three-year-old child that is generally very well mannered and a joy to care for. He takes after his dad in his morning attitude though (both of them need a little time to "wake-up" even ...
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How should I deal with a child who intrudes on adult conversations?
The 4 year old will often engage herself in adult (age not content) conversations. While it doesn't specifically bother us, we actually find it amusing, it could pose a problem when dealing with ...
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Should we expect the kids to make an eye contact always?
Having seen so many questions on this site dealing with the kids not making an eye contact, I was wondering if there are times when we should ask the kid not to make an eye contact?
I remember my ...
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