THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS

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On October 27-28, 2016, we had a program called “Table Manner”. In this program children learnt how to use eating utensils appropriately; practice good manners while eating and appreciate foods.

All students were happy eating together with friends. By having this event, we hope that the students will appreciate the food more and start to exhibit good manners.

Here is an article that supports our program:

THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS

In our view, manners are important as good manners gives your child a huge social advantage – by understanding good manners they will understand what is socially acceptable behavior, it will give them the skills to get on with others and very importantly be liked by both peers and adults.

Table Manners

It is sad but today children can grow up without learning any table manners because they don’t eat at the table! They may have never sat down and eaten as a family, they may only eat convenience foods with their fingers or there has never been an expectation to sit down whilst eating. By not understanding basic table manners, your child will be considerably disadvantaged as they will not have the skills to eat appropriately with others. As a family it can also limit your lifestyle and experiences with food – if your kids are poorly behaved your friends probably won’t be too forth coming to have the family over for dinner…and it will be genuinely difficult to eat out in any sort of relaxed manner.

Yum Yum Tips to Help Teach your Kids Good Table Manners

Introducing good table manners doesn’t need to be stressful – below are some of our ideas to help –

• Model good behaviour – Remember your actions speak louder than words!! Explain and consistently demonstrate good table manners such as –
• eating with your mouth closed
• not making loud chewing noises
• not spitting food
• not starting to eat until everyone is sitting and has their meal
• saying please and thank-you
• saying excuse me if they wish to interrupt or ask a question
• not too much food in your mouth at one time
• asking for food to be passed rather than reaching over others
• requesting to be excused from the table
• Eat at the table – right from the time you introduce solids, involve your baby in mealtime and make sure they are sitting.  Eat together as a family whenever you can and consistently reinforce the importance of sitting at the table whenever eating or drinking.
• This can be challenging particularly for toddlers and small children as they may not tolerate sitting down for an entire meal – but at least encourage them to eat what they wish sitting down, and allow them to leave the table when they’ve finished.
• Involve your child – teach your child to set the table, let them practice putting cutleryout – forks on the left and knives/spoons on the right. Show your child how to use a knife/fork or chopsticks and encourage them to use them. Teach them how to place their knife and fork together on the plate when they’ve finished. Older kids can be responsible for removing their dirty dishes after dinner and putting them in the dishwasher or washing up.

http://www.yumyumkids.co.nz/Information/Articles/The+Importance+of+Manners.html

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On October 27-28, 2016, we had a program called “Table Manner”. In this program children learnt how to use eating utensils appropriately; practice good manners while eating and appreciate foods.

All students were happy eating together with friends. By having this event, we hope that the students will appreciate the food more and start to exhibit good manners.

Here is an article that supports our program:

THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS

In our view, manners are important as good manners gives your child a huge social advantage – by understanding good manners they will understand what is socially acceptable behavior, it will give them the skills to get on with others and very importantly be liked by both peers and adults.

Table Manners

It is sad but today children can grow up without learning any table manners because they don’t eat at the table! They may have never sat down and eaten as a family, they may only eat convenience foods with their fingers or there has never been an expectation to sit down whilst eating. By not understanding basic table manners, your child will be considerably disadvantaged as they will not have the skills to eat appropriately with others. As a family it can also limit your lifestyle and experiences with food – if your kids are poorly behaved your friends probably won’t be too forth coming to have the family over for dinner…and it will be genuinely difficult to eat out in any sort of relaxed manner.

Yum Yum Tips to Help Teach your Kids Good Table Manners

Introducing good table manners doesn’t need to be stressful – below are some of our ideas to help –

• Model good behaviour – Remember your actions speak louder than words!! Explain and consistently demonstrate good table manners such as –
• eating with your mouth closed
• not making loud chewing noises
• not spitting food
• not starting to eat until everyone is sitting and has their meal
• saying please and thank-you
• saying excuse me if they wish to interrupt or ask a question
• not too much food in your mouth at one time
• asking for food to be passed rather than reaching over others
• requesting to be excused from the table
• Eat at the table – right from the time you introduce solids, involve your baby in mealtime and make sure they are sitting.  Eat together as a family whenever you can and consistently reinforce the importance of sitting at the table whenever eating or drinking.
• This can be challenging particularly for toddlers and small children as they may not tolerate sitting down for an entire meal – but at least encourage them to eat what they wish sitting down, and allow them to leave the table when they’ve finished.
• Involve your child – teach your child to set the table, let them practice putting cutleryout – forks on the left and knives/spoons on the right. Show your child how to use a knife/fork or chopsticks and encourage them to use them. Teach them how to place their knife and fork together on the plate when they’ve finished. Older kids can be responsible for removing their dirty dishes after dinner and putting them in the dishwasher or washing up.

http://www.yumyumkids.co.nz/Information/Articles/The+Importance+of+Manners.html

 [:id]On October 27-28, 2016, we had a program called “Table Manner”. In this program children learnt how to use eating utensils appropriately; practice good manners while eating and appreciate foods.

All students were happy eating together with friends. By having this event, we hope that the students will appreciate the food more and start to exhibit good manners.

Here is an article that supports our program:

THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS

In our view, manners are important as good manners gives your child a huge social advantage – by understanding good manners they will understand what is socially acceptable behavior, it will give them the skills to get on with others and very importantly be liked by both peers and adults.

Table Manners

It is sad but today children can grow up without learning any table manners because they don’t eat at the table! They may have never sat down and eaten as a family, they may only eat convenience foods with their fingers or there has never been an expectation to sit down whilst eating. By not understanding basic table manners, your child will be considerably disadvantaged as they will not have the skills to eat appropriately with others. As a family it can also limit your lifestyle and experiences with food – if your kids are poorly behaved your friends probably won’t be too forth coming to have the family over for dinner…and it will be genuinely difficult to eat out in any sort of relaxed manner.

Yum Yum Tips to Help Teach your Kids Good Table Manners

Introducing good table manners doesn’t need to be stressful – below are some of our ideas to help –

• Model good behaviour – Remember your actions speak louder than words!! Explain and consistently demonstrate good table manners such as –
• eating with your mouth closed
• not making loud chewing noises
• not spitting food
• not starting to eat until everyone is sitting and has their meal
• saying please and thank-you
• saying excuse me if they wish to interrupt or ask a question
• not too much food in your mouth at one time
• asking for food to be passed rather than reaching over others
• requesting to be excused from the table
• Eat at the table – right from the time you introduce solids, involve your baby in mealtime and make sure they are sitting.  Eat together as a family whenever you can and consistently reinforce the importance of sitting at the table whenever eating or drinking.
• This can be challenging particularly for toddlers and small children as they may not tolerate sitting down for an entire meal – but at least encourage them to eat what they wish sitting down, and allow them to leave the table when they’ve finished.
• Involve your child – teach your child to set the table, let them practice putting cutleryout – forks on the left and knives/spoons on the right. Show your child how to use a knife/fork or chopsticks and encourage them to use them. Teach them how to place their knife and fork together on the plate when they’ve finished. Older kids can be responsible for removing their dirty dishes after dinner and putting them in the dishwasher or washing up.

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