Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Kindness of Teaching Children Manners

"In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else."
―Penelope Keith

The other day, I was at one of my children's schools and a group of six or seven 8th Graders walked by me.  I know most of them, but only one acknowledged me and said hello.  He happens to be the son of a friend of mine and I know that his parents emphasize kindness and courtesy.  Greeting someone is a very basic kindness, which honors the person who is being greeted as well as the greeter.  Kindness begins when we think of the other person.  Parents who teach their children manners are being kind both to their children and to the people with whom their children come into contact.

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