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How to behave
properly in public is very difficult to teach to children.
This is a long-term job for parents if they want their
kids to have good manners. As a parent, you need to keep
an eye on every sign of bad behavior they show and disapprove
these acts. Children are usually active by nature and
have so much spirit in them. They tend to be impulsive
in their actions, thus, creating some habits that parents
do not think are good in other people's view.
They tend to
do things which they easily observe from other people
or from other kids. They are fond of "mimicking". So,
in teaching them social skills, you also need to be a
good example for them. In addition to that, everything
in the eyes of a child is right. You will know the parents'
personality by looking at their children.
Setting some
rules or boundaries is the best thing to do in dealing
with behavior. Make sure they know you approve or disapprove
an act. And when you see them acting the wrong way, let
them know immediately. You have to be firm when you say
"no" and do not take it back it so they'll know that you
are serious. You have to make sure they get your message
that what they did is not acceptable.
Well, on the
other side, you do not want your kids to see you as a
mean person who restricts all the things that they do.
If you impose too much strictness, the child might feel
as if you were torturing him with rules. The child will
then respond unfavorably if they feel too reprimanded.
For sure, they will not learn the situation. Instead,
they would feel discouraged. To avoid this, you must make
it fun for your child to cultivate good behavior. You
can do this by playing a game with them about good behavior.
Try to be playful when you are showing them how to act
in a nice way.
Naturally,
children have this reluctance in sharing. This trait of
being able to share is quite a tough job to teach kids,
most especially he is the only child in the family. You
will expect that he is not fond of sharing for there are
no other kids around except him. So, you may want to teach
kids about sharing at a very young age. Try to persuade
him to share his toys while playing with his brother or
sister, other people, or even you. Make it a habit to
let the child play with others, or even outdoors, so it
would make learning how to share easier.
In addition
to that, you may even arrange an activity that involves
the idea of having good social skills and behavior. One
suggestion for this is board game activities. The children
will then ask for some assistance in understanding the
rules, take turns in playing the game, and ask for permission
before doing something.
On top of that,
these children can learn excellent social skills and good
behavior from their first teachers, their parents, as
well as other adults. What these kids could see from adults
are what they perceive are good and right. For your child
to be well mannered, expose him to adults who always behave
well, encouraging him to act in the same way.
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