My daughter-in-law uses this unique technique with our granddaughter. When the mom is talking to other people and my granddaughter wants to say something or needs her mom's attention she gently places her hand on her mother's hand as a signal that she would like to ask a question or needs some attention. The gesture does not interrupt a conversation but only lets the mom know that she needs to say, "please excuse me" while she attends to her daughter.
So many times children can be rude by breaking into conversations and causing a scene. Isn't this a nice way to teach children to consider others? Good manners are always appreciated and needed in our society. Children feel good when they know the right thing to do.
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I think that is a great idea. I know my daughter likes to break into a conversation and I think this is a wonderful concept.
ReplyDeleteI also came across this website that shows various ways to teach manners to kids. http://www.modern-manners-and-etiquette.com/teaching-manners.html