14 Table Manners Children Should Know By The Age of Six

14 Table Manners Children Should Know By The Age of Six   Children do not learn proper table manners overnight. It takes years of repetition and consistent training to refine their skills. Parents have eighteen years to help shape their child's table manners so there is plenty of time to patiently work with them. Expect lots of errors and missteps, use gentle guidance, never scold or embarrass, just kindly correct and continue eating.  If parents begin teaching manners when their children are toddlers, by the time the kids are in kindergarten they will have mastery of the basics.       The following is a list of table manners that your child should have a good grasp of by age six. 1.  Wash their hands and face before sitting down to the table.   2.  Sit down in their proper seat and put their napkin in their lap. 3.  Wait to begin eating until everyone is seated and has been served. Many families wait until an adult gives permission to start eating. 4.  Stay seated in their seats without wiggling in their chairs, going under the table, or getting up and down. 5.  Say, "Excuse Me," and ask permission to leave the table. 6.  Elbows do not belong on the table. 7.  Mouths should stay closed while chewing and pieces should be bite sized. 8.   "May I please" and "Thank you" should be used when children would like food and never reach across the table. 9.  Participate in the conversation during dinner and no interruptions when other people are talking. 10. Slurping, burping, squealing, singing, humming are all sounds that are not to be made at the table. 11. It is never kind or polite to make negative comments about what is being served for dinner. 12. Before getting up at the end of the meal say, "May I please be excused?" 13. Ask if adults would like them to clear their dinner plate. 14. Thank the cook. Teaching children to use good table manners is a wonderful gift that will serve them well throughout their entire lives.

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Don't forget to add this to your 2018 New Year Resolutions!

Don't Forget to Add This to Your 

2018 New Year Resolutions

 

Every New Year we look back at the past year and evaluate and make goals as to how we can improve ourselves in the New Year. 

Children can also benefit and learn a lot about self-discipline and the value of making goals. Here are some tips on how to help your kids benefit from making resolutions to include practicing good manners.

1.  Sitting down as a family and discussing goals for the New Year is a great way to introduce manners that your child or children may need to improve on.  For example, setting the table, saying please and thank you, writing thank you notes, cell phone etiquette etc.

2.  As a family unit choose a few resolutions. When a child reaches age five, he or she is more able to comprehend a resolution and participate more in the process of picking one.  A good idea would be to make a master list to hang in a public spot, like a bulletin board in the kitchen or the laundry room.  This way the goals can be evaluated as the year moves forward.

When a parent takes the lead and shows the value setting and achieving goals your child is more apt to follow.
 
However your family arrives at resolutions, the best part is that you're doing it together.

Happy New Year!

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