How do children learn good manners?

Why Manners Count. Back in the late '60s, my father owned a charm school where youngsters in the greater Boston area could transform themselves into gracious adults. In the Fox household, using your fork like a shovel -- or sampling every chocolate in the box -- was a cardinal sin. read more

Manners come easily to some children while others struggle. Understanding the basis of good manners will help you teach your child good manners. Good manners, after all, are necessary for people to live together in this world. Gracious manners reflect a loving and considerate personality. 1. Expect respect. Believe it or not, you begin to teach your child good manners at birth, but you don’t call them that. read more

How to Teach Your Child Good Manners Children go to school to learn how to read and write and they go to church to learn about religion. Learning manners should be taught in the home, and it is one of the easiest things to teach, even at a very early age, but it is not always done. read more

If a child is surrounded by people who talk softly, don't use swear words, are polite and considerate to others, and who do it all in a very natural unselfconscious way, that child will inculcate good manners simply by observing. read more