Manners for Behaving with Children

Dealing with Children : 

Manners you teach your children slowly become their values and morals and finally the character. Parents must illustrate all the manners they like their children to learn. Children always learn what they see you doing. Never do anything in the presence of your children which you would not like them to do.

Make sure that you watch only those movies or read only those books at home that you don’t mind your kids watching or reading. Bring your children good movies and books. Make sure to teach your children all the good manners.

Mother play a primary role for the training of children for she is closer to them and also spends more time with them than the father. Father should be friendly to children and mother firm where required. Children must also be trained by mother to do their own work, e.g. cleaning up their room, closet and toys. If they are not taught this in their early days, they will always think it to be somebody else’s job to clean up their room and make up their bed etc.

Convince and Support your children to participate in additional activities in their school. Be there when they invite you. Never do anything in the school that embarrasses your children. Treat well with their teachers, school property or their friends.

Go with your kids while buying their clothing and ask them about their selection. If their selection is not good, explain it to them why you want them to buy what you want them to buy.

Clarify to your children as to how should they call your parents, friends, colleagues, neighbors etc. Don’t let them decide it by themselves.

Coach your children the basic procedure of covering their bodies, wearing underpants etc. as well as you teach them the use of toilet.

Parents should not oppose each other in the presence of kids. If children notice a difference of views, a lack of communication between their parents, they will start taking unnecessary advantage of the situation.

Teach your children to help parents in household work. However, make sure you give them some choice.

Make sure that you treat your kids’ friends well and never criticize them in front of your children. If you must, criticize them in private.

Train your children the importance, the art and skills of maintaining and nurturing family ties. Instead of talking against your relatives to your children, give them the skills to successfully handle various tough situations and relatives.