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365 Manners Kids Should Know
Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children Learn Etiquette
by Sheryl Eberly
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 (November 27 2001)
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Chapter 1: A Great Beginning
How early should you start teaching manners? Parents begin teaching manners by example as soon as a child is born. While our children might do what we say, they are more likely to do what we do. First-time parents may find it shocking to hear their child

Chapter 1: A Great Beginning
How early should you start teaching manners? Parents begin teaching manners by example as soon as a child is born. While our children might do what we say, they are more likely to do what we do. First-time parents may find it shocking to hear their child



Book Description

Have you ever cringed at the sight of your four-year-old waltzing through the neighbor's front door without an invitation? Have you ever had to call to apologize when your six-year-old forgot to thank his grandmother for the birthday gift she so lovingly sent? How about the formal dinner for Dad's promotion when your ten-year-old decided that she didn't like the meal she'd ordered, and then refused to eat a thing-making for an uncomfortable evening for you, the other guests, and the waiter? As a parent, you've probably experienced these and many more instances when it seemed that your children had forgotten their manners completely, leaving you frazzled and embarrassed.

Sheryl Eberly's 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad of situations where consideration counts, but is sometimes forgotten. Using her smart one-manner-a-day format, parents, grandparents, and even aunts and uncles can find practical ways to teach basic manners, such as:

• How to address elders when being introduced
• How to write a thank-you note
• The polite way to answer the telephone
• How to accept and decline an invitation
• What is expected at formal occasions such as weddings, funerals, and religious services

Full of role-playing exercises, games, and other activities that parents can do with their children, 365 Manners Kids Should Know helps parents and other caregivers understand not only what manners to teach, but also how-and at what ages-to present them. Most important, 365 Manners Kids Should Know makes learning manners fun.

About the Author

Sheryl EberlySheryl Eberly

Sheryl Eberly runs Distinctions, a company that presents manners instruction seminars to children, young adults, and businesspeople. She lives with her family in northern Virginia..

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