No Manners again..Loss of kids manners in Parents and kids I am back on my high horse. If you recalled I discussed manners for kids in a previous blog post Loss of manners

So I was out and  I watched a 3 year old girl spill a drink at the top of a staircase.  Dad was 5 feet away talking but facing the girl.  I watch another gentleman get a paper towel and clean it up.  Then she came and pushed the cup in a garbage can drink came back and spilled over the floor.  Dad at this point was 3 feet away.  Little girl knew she spilled and went and hid in Dads legs. Dad then kept talking and watched me clean up the mess, running for paper towels twice so that no one spilled on the linoleum floor.

I know that I am not always there when my kids have an accident but to so blatantly disregard it is rude… and to not say thank you for cleaning it up.

Kids Need to be taught to say thank you’s.

I have actually have had a discussion with my son regarding the need to say thank you.  We had it last year when I noticed a friend did not say thank you for me taking out for an entire day and lunch.

The discussion went ” M did you notice at no point did your friend say thank you?’

He said “I said thank you Mommy”

Me “I know you did buddy, you must always say thank you when people do something for you.  People go out of there way all the time and you must thank them for their efforts”

him” I know Mom,  I always say thank you”

Me ” Good and always do M”

Once Mrs.F  said to me “Do you know G said thank you to me without being told to do so?” make a reference to the fact I told my son to say thank you publicly.

Note: 5 minutes earlier I pulled aside the girl “G” told her” Make sure you thank to Mrs F”

I do always ask my kids to say did they say thank you. I know other people hear me asking but learning to say thank you is a learned behavior.  Being polite is good but if people are kind to you it is important to say “thank you”

What are your thoughts?

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