Comments on: The Importance of Teaching Preschoolers Manners http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/the-importance-of-teaching-preschoolers-manners/26699/ Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Joline http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/the-importance-of-teaching-preschoolers-manners/26699/#comment-18109 Joline Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:00:13 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=26699#comment-18109 Great post. I am a stickler for "please" and "thank you". I am more lax at the family dinner table, although my kids know the drill when we have guests. As with everything, we can't just expect our kids to merely "pick up manners". Thanks for the reminder to be a teacher and model! Great post. I am a stickler for “please” and “thank you”. I am more lax at the family dinner table, although my kids know the drill when we have guests. As with everything, we can’t just expect our kids to merely “pick up manners”. Thanks for the reminder to be a teacher and model!

]]> By: Jenna http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/the-importance-of-teaching-preschoolers-manners/26699/#comment-17997 Jenna Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:42:44 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=26699#comment-17997 My kids have to say please & thank you and be generally polite & well-mannered. (For example, no running through the hallways at church like lawless hooligans.) No sassy tones & attitudes. I just asked my kids what manners we follow & they said the following: No burping (all boys). Have good manners. Behave good. Listen to your mother. When your mom has something she wants you to do, do it! I have decided to let slide "yes ma'am" & "yes sir". We live where this is customary but it grates on my nerves. So frequently the words are accompanied by a snotty tone of voice that we don't allow the kids to call mom ma'am. My kids have to say please & thank you and be generally polite & well-mannered. (For example, no running through the hallways at church like lawless hooligans.) No sassy tones & attitudes.

I just asked my kids what manners we follow & they said the following: No burping (all boys). Have good manners. Behave good. Listen to your mother. When your mom has something she wants you to do, do it!

I have decided to let slide “yes ma’am” & “yes sir”. We live where this is customary but it grates on my nerves. So frequently the words are accompanied by a snotty tone of voice that we don’t allow the kids to call mom ma’am.

]]> By: Shevigirl http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/the-importance-of-teaching-preschoolers-manners/26699/#comment-17978 Shevigirl Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:27:08 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=26699#comment-17978 I didn't realize people didn't teach their kids manners...kidding, seriously. We have made it one of our many priorities to teach our 3 small fries manners! Our 15 month old says a form of Thank you already. Our 4 year old says Ma'am and Sir. Thank you for your post also. I forwarded it to several of my friends who will appreciate it. Can't wait to check out the links too!! I didn’t realize people didn’t teach their kids manners…kidding, seriously. We have made it one of our many priorities to teach our 3 small fries manners! Our 15 month old says a form of Thank you already. Our 4 year old says Ma’am and Sir. Thank you for your post also. I forwarded it to several of my friends who will appreciate it. Can’t wait to check out the links too!!

]]> By: Antique Mommy http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/the-importance-of-teaching-preschoolers-manners/26699/#comment-17945 Antique Mommy Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:19:50 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=26699#comment-17945 Oh yes, ma'am, I think manners are extreeemly important. It's at the top of my priority list as a parent. If you wait until they are three to start teaching manners, you've lost a year and a half. I write about it in detail here http://tinyurl.com/b7afpx and here http://tinyurl.com/b9974s Oh yes, ma’am, I think manners are extreeemly important. It’s at the top of my priority list as a parent. If you wait until they are three to start teaching manners, you’ve lost a year and a half. I write about it in detail here http://tinyurl.com/b7afpx and here http://tinyurl.com/b9974s

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