Manners and Young Children

It’s important to prepare a child with social skills so that they get along with others and show respect for their teachers and classmates. This activity, of building a good manners box, is intended for parents and children to create and practice at home.   

At their core, manners are simply about caring for others. Teaching good manners requires patience, persistence and practice, but it’s worth the effort. 

This article offers tips for teachers helping preschool students understand expected classroom behaviors and develop their social skills. 

Helping shape children’s behavior is a key part of being a parent. It can be difficult as well as rewarding. This article shows how a few key principles can help. 

Good manners are one way of treating everyone with respect. When kids create their own manners book, they learn important social skills while strengthening their writing ability. 

Children are always absorbing information from the world around them. Because of this, a parent is always teaching their child about the world. This parent-focused article gives ideas for how to model positive and respectful behavior. 

This article provides simple ways to teach a child common courtesy as they grow. 

This article guides parents in how to raise a child who is thankful and shows manners. 

During a child’s preschool-age years, they’ll discover a lot about themselves and interacting with people around them. This article gives families a guide on how support their child in making friends, sharing and taking turns, and saying sorry. 

Educators should teach manners and etiquette in the classroom because kids need good social skills in order to succeed. This article, intended for teachers, focuses on the ways to focus on manners in the classroom.