http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs Because dads don't always think like moms Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2008/03/18/teaching-manners-to-little-kids/ http://www.greatdad.com/dadblogs/2008/03/18/teaching-manners-to-little-kids/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:09:27 +0000 Paul Banas http://blogs.greatdad.com/2008/03/18/teaching-manners-to-little-kids.html/ I just called up to my four year old son, asking him if he wanted soup with his lunch. His response? "No, thank you, daddy." Now I suppose if I lived in the South, I'd be disappointed he didn't say "sir," but here in laid back California, just the "thank you" was a big reward for about 800 days of correcting and cajoling. Kids learn from repetition and consistency. We never let a request come without a "please" followed by a "thank you." And, we let the kids correct us if we forget. It actually works. My eight-year-old wouldn't think of skipping those words and she's always invited for playdates.

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