Often, parents hesitate to teach the simplest rules of etiquette, because they believe that their child is too young to learn them. This is a gross mistake: in doing so, you run the risk of raising a person who does not even know the magic words "thank you" and "please." The task of the parents is to explain to the child how to properly talk with older relatives, with strangers, with friends.
Psychologists recommend starting teaching children polite conversation at the age of three. At this age, the baby is already able not only to remember the necessary words, but also to understand the very meaning of their use. At the same time, the child largely copies the behavior of the parents, so if you often say "thank you" and "please", smile at people, behave in a friendly manner, demonstrate knowledge of etiquette at a party, the child will gladly support this game and will do the same. However, curious children also notice that you do not behave the same with everyone you know. They may not understand why you warmly hug your friend, and greet your sister politely, but coldly. Your task is to explain the “rules of the game”.
First of all, you need to explain to the baby the difference in communication with peers and elders. He must understand who needs to say "you" and to whom - "you". This can be done in a playful way: for example, arrange a tea party for dolls and, using their example, show how to behave at a party, how to respond to an offer to drink a cup of tea, how to thank the hosts for a delicious dinner. Children 3-5 years old are very receptive and easily remember such things.
To reinforce the effect, teach your child to speak politely using the example of characters from books and cartoons. Discuss with the kid whether Buratino did the right thing by offending Cricket, and why he behaved impolitely with other characters. Talk about "Frost": why one heroine, who knows how to behave politely, is helped, and the boor is punished. Have a little play to help your child learn the basics of polite conversation.
Finally, remember not to yell at your child if they are not being polite. It is necessary to explain to the child his mistake in a calm tone or ask him how his beloved hero would act in this case.
