Entries Tagged as 'manners'

Teaching children manners

March 28th, 2009 / No Comments

According to a survey by Babycenter.com, teaching children manners is “back in Vogue.”
Why?
The top reason, the survey found, moms say that the world has become a more “freewheeling” place and they want to give their children tools to guide them.
The number two reason that moms give for teaching children manners is witnessing bad behavior in [...]

7 Table manners to teach our children

April 9th, 2008 / 6 Comments

While out with some clients for lunch, I tried in vain to remember the proper etiquette from Emily Post.
Am I suppose to order a drink to be socialable? Is there a rule as to who orders first? Who pays the bill?
I grew up in a very casual family where proper table manners were not emphasized. [...]

Ladies First

November 6th, 2007 / 5 Comments

Yesterday at church while I was teaching the children’s class, one of the boys was assigned to pass out the snacks. He proceeded to serve the boys who were clamoring for the food.
“Ladies first,” I said.
“Awww!” the boys groaned. “Why should the girls get it first?”
In this day and age of women’s rights and equality [...]