“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.  If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use.”’     Emily Post

The words, “please” and “thank you” should be a part of children’s everyday vocabulary.  Children should not only hear their parents using these words, but also be prompted to use “please” and “thank you” themselves.  For the very young child, just saying “drink, please” is enough.  Children should also be taught to say thank you after either receiving something or after an act of kindness.  Practicing these good manners may help children develop consideration for others.  After much practice, the formality of saying please and thank you becomes second nature.

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”.  ~Mark Twain