How to Teach Your Toddler Manners

7 Tips for Teaching Your Toddler Manners

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Parents need to teach proper manners to their children at the toddler stage.

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Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

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Good character traits enhance a loving and generous personality and convey a sense of dignity and respect for your child.

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Parents can teach by setting an example, being a better role model and reinforcing good manners through repetition and consistency.

Best Tips to Teach Your Toddler Manners •

Being Assertive: Instill valuable qualities and traits in your child early on. Sensitivity is the root of good manners through which a child learns how to respect and take care of feelings of others.

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Acknowledging People: Teach your child essential social skills like cooperation, allowing the elders to speak first and responding to them with respect.

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Politeness: Teach your child the importance of talking politely to others. The more politely they talk, the more well-mannered person they will become.

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Teach Salutation: Ask your child to address elders with respect and make them understand the importance of social graciousness. Practice kindness and compassion when you’re interacting with them and with people around them.

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Table Manners: Teach basic table manners to your young toddler such as sitting quietly, eating food properly, not throwing food, properly using a knife and fork, etc. Children learn from their parents, so practice good table manners yourself in front of your child.

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Basic Manners Phrases: Ask your toddler to say “thank you”, “please”, “excuse me”, “sorry” while interacting with others. Always encourage and appreciate them whenever they say these words.

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On the Spot Correction: Always correct your child on the spot politely whenever they do or say something wrong. Encourage and help them to learn from their mistakes.

Contact Us •

At Childventures Early Learning Academy, we partner with families in the development of children to their fullest potential and instill in young minds the importance of moral values, character formation and respect for others.

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Our early learning programs and curriculum model help your child develop into a successful learner and a human being.