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Teaching Your Toddler to Mind Their Ps & Qs – Seriously!

Yes, teaching manners to a toddler may sound about as easy as herding cats and to be honest, you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that. Teaching etiquette to your children has to start at some point and toddlerhood is as good a time as any to begin teaching them. There are a number of ways you can begin teaching manners to your toddler and none of them require absolute perfection on the part of your toddler – because your chances of winning the lottery are higher than having a perfectly mannered toddler. So where do we get started? You start … Continue reading →

Saying I’m Sorry

Saying “I’m sorry” is a difficult thing for many children to learn. Yet it is extremely important. Saying “I’m sorry” means that your child recognizes that they have done something wrong or hurt someone and that they accept responsibility for their actions. By about age two your child is old enough to say, “I’m sorry.” When your child does something that they shouldn’t have, prompt them to say, “I’m sorry.” They will probably not understand the full implication of the word, but realize that it is what you say when you have hurt someone. Sometimes children can be really stubborn. … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Dinner Etiquette

You can use family home evenings to teach more than just gospel messages. One idea that might be fun is to teach your children to have good table manners by having a fancy dinner night. This can be as simple or as extravagant as you choose to make it. You may want to plan several different courses for the night. You can set your table with china or nice dishes. You should try to set the table with more than one fork and spoon, so your children can learn about starting to use the utensils on the outside and working … Continue reading →

What’s the Magic Word? NOW!

When that line first came up in the Addams Family movie, I remember laughing hysterically. Wednesday asked for something and Gomez said and what do we say? And she said “NOW” as opposed to the please. The use of the word ‘please’ is something we drill into our children. It’s how we teach them to make pleasant requests as opposed to demands. Demanding Natures All babies are born demanding. They have no other way to be. If they are hungry, they demand to be fed. If they are tired, they demand to be comforted and put down for sleep. If … Continue reading →

Gym Etiquette

Do you work out at a gym or a fitness club? Most people who work out in a fitness club or a gym are there for more than just physical fitness; they are there because it’s their quiet time in the day. Their moments to him or herself. Because this is a fact for so many who go to a gym or fitness club. It’s important to respect the etiquette of the situation. For example, if you go into the sauna – and other people are present; don’t sit there and babble with your friend or friends. Most people want … Continue reading →

Thank You Notes Get Jobs

A big step that most people miss in the interview process is the thank you note. Yes, I’m sorry to say that I am going to make you write a thank you note. It is important that an interviewer know that you appreciate the time that it took for them to interview you. Let me take a moment to show you an interview from the perspective of the interviewer. My job requires that I interview, among other things, and so I have the ability to see it from an employer’s perspective. I have interviews scheduled for the class I teach, … Continue reading →