Teach Your Kids That Manners Do Matter Whether it's a child
being permitted to throw a tantrum unnecessarily or a co-worker
that never recognizes the help you provide — we've all witnessed
bad manners at play. And for the most part, those negative
habits take root because they weren't caught and dealt with at a
young age. But if you can instill these five rules of etiquette
in your wee ones early, chances are they'll grow up to be
respectiful and polite adults. Please, thank you and sorry Sure,
as Canadians we often get teased for apologizing profusely to
someone who rudely bumps into us or saying thank you several
times to the person who drops off our pizza. Generally speaking,
we are so gracious it's almost humorous and this is a great
trait to have. But this kindness isn't innate, it's learned. So
until it becomes second nature, make sure you're reminding your
little ones to respond to others with these polite terms. How
many times have you phoned another family and had a child answer
the phone with a "yea