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Table Manners
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Getting your child to practice good table manners creates a more appetizing atmosphere at mealtime, and also prepares them for occasions outside the home that may require more formal behavior.
Good table manners can actually begin as soon as your child sits in a high chair. Parenting experts, such as Dr. Marilyn Heins, claim that making manners an integral part of mealtimes begins with the examples that parents set. Encourage your child to keep his voice calm, and use words like "please" and "thank you," and ask him not to talk with his mouth full. If your child lapses into bad behavior, you have to go with the option that best fits your discipline style, which could range from a gentle reprimand to removing him from the scene....
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What's the best way to teach a toddler table manners?
Have patience with your kids and their behaviors at the table after all, sitting for great lengths of time for a toddler is a feat in itself. Dr. Laurence Steinberg suggests in his book, The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting to teach table manners through, "occasional and gentle reminders, rather than through unrelenting correction." He feels it is more important to use meal time as family time instead of a rule laden environment with strict guidelines that children cannot live up to.
What if my kid's eating habits are getting on everyone's nerves? (Mine included.)
If your children are just unbearable in social eating settings such as family members houses or in restaurants, you might want to go over some simple, doable rules with them (such as "no talking with your mouth full," or saying please and thank you) before you go to those places and let them know the consequences of breaking those rules ahead of time.
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February 06, 2008
Restaurant Embarrassment
Teaching toddlers manners...I think has been very difficult. My son, for example...has been a bit of a challenge. He is still in the tantrum screaming stage at restaurants (unless of course he is distracted by french fries, or a straw)... read more
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