"Building Character Starts with Getting Your Kids To Talk."
Parenting Tips by Jean Tracy, MSS, for grades K-6:
Today's parenting tip comes from our Social Skills Kit for Kids. When your kids use social skills they receive rewards like friendships, fun, and fitting in.
The good news is that social skills are easy to teach. Parents who start teaching early give their kids a head start. Below is one of the first social skills all kids need to learn.
This Social Skill Creates Respect:
Teach your child to say, "Please" and "Thank You." Kids will like your child. Adults will appreciate his manners. He'll be using the "magic" words too.
Children who constantly demand that others give them what they want are often disliked. Parents who are ruled by the demands of disrespectful kids create unwelcome children.
Social Skill Conclusion:
Why not make up some typical situations and role play "Please" and "Thank You" with your child? Then have your child practice at home, with grandparents, and friends. Your child will get the respect he wants because he is giving it.
Teach your child the "magic" words. They'll open doors to a better life.
What social skills do you teach your kids? Let me know by emailing me at http://www.kidsdiscuss.com/contact.asp If I use your idea, I will send you a surprise.
Pick up our Social Skills Kit for Kids at http://www.kidsdiscuss.com/parent_resource_center.asp?pr_id=kd011 and open the doors to a better life for your child.
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