"How to instill Good Manners in kids"

"How to instill Good Manners in kids"

Today,in this 1st series of KILBIL I am going to speak on the topic "How to instill Good Manners in kids" from the early age of kids.Good manners don't grow up on trees.We need to teach deliberately .

Good Manners need to instill and enhance gradually in our kids,so kids will grow up with more sense of responsibilities and well human being.Being polite and having good behavior is a way of life.

So lets get started with some of Good manners which we can teach to our kids and tell them to practice in daily life.

  • Basic one,teach polite words like sorry,please whenever needed .
  • Teach how to greet people.Let them say Hi,Hello,Namaste or Namaskar.
  • Make a habit to saying "Thank you"every time when kids receive something .For this parents also make a habit to say Thank you to your kids whenever needed.
  • Not to interrupt when others are talking.
  • Kids are not able to differentiate good and bad,so parents be careful while using any bad language in front of kids.
  • Hygiene like use of handkerchief,picking of nose.
  • whenever visit to guest house or any shop teach them not to touch anything without parents permission.
  • Teach them better way to ask like "May I  or Can I".
  • Basic table manner of eating like washing hands,don't talk when food is in the mouth,not to pull anything to serve themselves.
  • Not to waste food.Let them finish all serve.
  • After getting serve teach them saying of Thank you.
  • While eating if kids not like anything,tell them do not spit it outside the plate.Taught them keep aside if they don't like.
  • Taught them to help old people whenever needed.
  • When leaving for school or for playing always say bye.
  • Teach them address people by saying uncle ,aunty ,kaka,kaki not by names of the person.This will help to improve relationship by addressing.
  • Teach "sharing funda" in food or toys.Tell them to always ask or offer to others food or any sweets.
  • Make them responsible and teach them habitual activity.
  • Create an environment where good manner is habit.
  • For parent "Be always consistent & have patience.
  • Teach them some little exercise or yoga like say "OM chanting or Surya Namaskar"in the morning.

As a parent keep thing in mind this will not happen overnight ,it needs to teach and regularize from very early stage as well as in daily life.

Hope you all like this small session.Very shortly will come up with handful of tips and ideas on Parenting.

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