| Edition |
1st rev. ed. |
| Description |
xxiv, 322 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Fully updated and revised for the 21st century"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Great Beginning: -- January 1: How early should you start teaching manners? -- January 2: There's no place like home -- January 3: Please and "thank you" -- January 4: Apologizing -- January 5: Addressing others properly -- January 6: Bow, kiss, or shake hands? -- January 7: Accept compliments -- January 8: Give sincere compliments -- January 9: Be on time -- January 10: Opening doors -- January 11: Anticipating the needs of others -- January 12: Borrowing -- January 13: Breaking items -- January 14: When you don't know what to do -- Body Basics: -- January 15: Dress appropriately for the occasion -- January 16: Jewelry -- January 17: It's easy being clean -- January 18: Perfumes -- January 19: Grooming in public -- January 20: Fresh breath -- January 21: Sneezing -- January 22: Oh, no, I've gotta go! -- January 23: Posture communicates -- January 24: Chewing gum -- January 25: Coughing or sneezing at the table -- January 26: If your child's nose is running at the table -- January 27: What to do with a belch -- January 28: Wearing a name tag -- January 29: Hands -- January 30: Choking -- January 31: Visiting the doctor -- February 1: In the hospital -- February 2: Braces -- February 3: Inappropriate touch -- Just For Boys: -- February 4: Awareness of others -- February 5: Protecting others -- February 6: Young men: marks of distinction -- February 7: Sitting and standing tall -- February 8: Asking for a date -- February 9: When to wear a hat -- Just For Girls: -- February 10: Sitting gracefully -- February 11: Accepting a date -- February 12: Declining a date -- February 13: Young women: marks of distinction -- Family Time: -- February 14: When mom and dad come home -- February 15: How are we related? -- February 16: Stepparent and stepsibling dos and don'ts -- February 17: When your child has a babysitter -- February 18: When friends are more interested in siblings -- February 19: When friends don't want to be with siblings -- February 20: Frightening others -- February 21: Slamming doors -- February 22: Television -- February 23: Family computer -- February 24: Cards and board games -- February 25: Books -- February 26: Allowance -- February 27: When your child is home alone -- February 28: Little things around the house -- March 1: May I have your attention, please? -- March 2: Your child's bedroom -- Getting Along With Other Kids: -- March 3: Friendship -- March 4: Best friends -- March 5: Is your child a good friend? -- March 6: Bullies -- March 7: When your child wants a new friend -- March 8: New kid on the block -- March 9: When your family moves -- March 10: When a friend moves -- March 11: Public playgrounds -- March 12: Good neighbor -- March 13: Neighborly manners -- March 14: Swimming pools -- March 15: Your pets -- March 16: Pets of others -- March 17: On the school bus -- March 18: Interrupting -- March 19: Changing the subject politely -- March 20: Dating turnoffs -- March 21: When a friend loses a loved one -- March 22: When a friend has bad news -- March 23: When a friend's parents are getting a divorce -- Introductions: -- March 24: Introduce the more important person first -- March 25: Remembering names -- March 26: Include names in introductions -- March 27: Introducing parents with a different last name -- March 28: If you forget someone's name -- March 29: Meeting a group -- March 30: Stand to show respect -- Telephone Talk: -- March 31: Placing a telephone call. |
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April 1: Receiving a call -- April 2: Taking a message -- April 3: Handling a call waiting (yours) -- April 4: Handling call waiting (theirs) -- April 5: Home alone: answering the phone -- April 6: When your child doesn't want to talk on the phone -- April 7: Answering machines: your recorded message -- April 8: Answering machines: leaving a message -- April 9: When to call -- April 10: Ending a call -- April 11: Getting a wrong number -- April 12: Phone tricks and pranks -- Cell Phones: -- April 13: How cell phones are different -- April 14: Message checking -- April 15: Taking calls in public -- April 16: Your ringtone -- April 17: Playing phone tag -- April 18: Avoid chewing while talking -- April 19: No cell phone calls in the bathroom -- April 20: Dropped calls -- April 21: Cell phones at the table -- April 22: When your child should call you -- April 23: Your voice volume -- April 24: Your voice-mail greeting -- April 25: Taking pictures with a cell phone -- April 26: Texting -- April 27: Ask for permission first -- April 28: How to avoid texting the wrong person -- April 29: When a text goes to the wrong person -- April 30: When not to text -- May 1: Watch your tone -- More On Digital Technology: -- May 2: Same rules apply -- May 3: Don't barrage others with messages -- May 4: Language and grammar -- May 5: Instant messaging -- May 6: When there's a generation gap -- May 7: Know your gadget before you use it -- May 8: Ask how you should contact someone -- May 9: Choosing the best medium for the message -- May 10: When to use a personal music-playing device -- May 11: Volume of a personal music-playing device -- May 12: When you run into someone -- Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Oh My: -- May 13: Social-media mania -- May 14: Staying social-media safe -- May 15: Don't go too personal -- May 16: What not to post -- May 17: Twitter -- May 18: Setting up a profile on Facebook -- May 19: Making friends on Facebook -- May 20: Kids are friends with kids -- May 21: De-friending -- May 22: Posting and tagging photos -- May 23: Seeing the real picture -- May 24: Which way to communicate -- May 25: Status updates -- Internet Safety: -- May 26: Netiquette: rules for your child -- May 27: More netiquette: keeping kids safe -- May 28: Nine nevers for Internet safety -- May 29: What is cyberbullying? -- May 30: How to prevent cyberbullying -- May 31: If your child is cyberbullied -- June 1: If your child takes part in cyberbullying -- You Are What You Say: -- June 2: Positive use of humor -- June 3: When your child is funny -- June 4: Swearing -- June 5: Discussing money -- June 6: Accents -- June 7: How to just say no to drugs and alcohol -- June 8: Whispering -- June 9: Correcting to friend -- June 10: Pointing -- June 11: When your child doesn't want to play -- June 12: When someone speaks to your child -- June 13: Unfriendly words -- June 14: Making light of serious subjects -- June 15: Distinctive speech -- June 16: Body language -- June 17: Eye contact -- June 18: Asking leading questions -- June 19: Using positive words -- June 20: Sloppy language -- June 21: Tone of voice -- June 22: Asking none-of-your-business questions -- June 23: Answering none-of-your-business questions -- June 24: When adults do annoying things -- June 25: Show deference to older people -- June 26: Correcting adults -- June 27: Ten TNT discussion topics -- June 28: Practice conversation starters -- Written Word: Letters, Thank-you Notes, And E-mail: -- June 29: Signing a yearbook -- June 30: Stationery -- July 1: When to write a thank-you note -- July 2: What's in a thank-you note? -- July 3: Writing letters with care -- July 4: Writing a letter to a famous person -- July 5: Condolence letter -- July 6: E-mail -- July 7: Framing an e-mail's subject line -- July 8: Greeting -- July 9: Main message -- July 10: Signing off -- July 11: Attachments -- July 12: Ask before forwarding -- July 13: Limit the number of messages -- July 14: Be responsive -- July 15: Good grammar always works -- July 16: Manage your emotions -- July 17: Using "cc" -- July 18: Using "bcc" -- July 19: Using "reply all" -- July 20: If you change your e-mail address -- July 21: E-mail or snail mail for a thank-you? -- Vacation Time: -- July 22: Traveling on an airplane -- July 23: Traveling by train -- July 24: How to tip on a trip -- July 25: Consideration of others in a hotel -- July 26: In the family car -- July 27: When your child is a guest in a car -- July 28: At the beach -- July 29: Boating -- July 30: Camping: thinking about others -- July 31: Camping: courtesy toward your family. |
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Outdoor Etiquette: -- August 1: Stick to the trail -- August 2: Stick to a campsite -- August 3: Sharing the trail -- August 4: Leave nothing -- August 5: Take nothing -- August 6: Outdoors with your pet -- August 7: Your noise level outdoors -- August 8: Graffiti -- Out On The Town: -- August 9: Movie manners -- August 10: Seeing a movie with a friend -- August 11: Take a seat -- August 12: How and when to applaud -- August 13: Intermission -- August 14: Audience pests -- August 15: At a museum -- August 16: Museum tips --August 17: Reading a restaurant menu -- August 18: Ordering from a menu -- August 19: Confusing menu terms -- August 20: Restaurant protocol -- August 21: Handling problems in restaurants -- August 22: Keeping your area neat at a restaurant -- August 23: People who work in a restaurant -- August 24: What about tipping? -- August 25: Things not to do in a restaurant -- August 26: Salespeople -- August 27: In a store -- August 28: Saving a place in line -- August 29: Butting into a line -- August 30: When you bump into someone -- August 31: On an escalator -- September 1: On an elevator -- September 2: Giving up your seat -- September 3: Stay to the right, please -- September 4: Appointments -- September 5: Forgetting an appointment -- Table Manners Made Easy: -- September 6: Start the meal off right with proper posture -- September 7: Everyday table manners -- September 8: Don't bring these things to the table -- September 9: Set the table properly -- September 10: Formal table settings -- September 11: Take formal table manners to dinner -- September 12: Blowing on food -- September 13: Paper trash at the table -- September 14: Grace: the art of giving thanks -- September 15: Grace: when you're visiting someone else -- September 16: Who gets served first? -- September 17: Passing food -- September 18: Asking for a drink -- September 19: Removing plates during the meal -- September 20: Cutting meat -- September 21: If a guest is a vegetarian -- September 22: If your child is a vegetarian -- September 23: If food is spoiled -- September 24: Using utensils correctly -- September 25: Napkin etiquette -- September 26: Ten things your child should never do at the table -- September 27: Second helpings -- September 28: When to begin eating -- September 29: Leaving the table early -- September 30: Serving a meal -- October 1: Cleansing the palate -- October 2: At the end of a formal meal -- October 3: Food your child hates -- October 4: When your child is allergic to certain foods -- October 5: Afternoon tea -- October 6: Protocol of afternoon tea -- October 7: Serving tea -- Stay Out Of Sticky Situations With Food!: -- October 8: Removing items from your mouth -- October 9: How to handle special diets -- October 10: How to eat difficult foods -- October 11: Eating bread -- October 12: Eating a salad -- October 13: Eating soup -- October 14: How to eat pasta -- October 15: How to eat shish kabob -- October 16: Corn on the cob -- October 17: Eating lobster -- October 18: Eating fried chicken -- October 19: Pizza -- October 20: Crunching ice -- October 21: Eating fresh fruit -- October 22: Gravies, condiments, and relishes -- October 23: Foreign matter in food -- October 24: How to hold a glass -- October 25: Eating in front of others -- Invitations: Giving And Receiving: -- October 26: Nicest way to issue a verbal invitation -- October 27: How to issue a written invitation -- October 28: Responding to invitations -- October 29: When it's okay to decline -- October 30: When your child isn't invited -- October 31: Two invitations for the same day. |
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Birthdays, Weddings, Receptions, And Other Special Occasions: -- November 1: At your child's own birthday party -- November 2: Attending a birthday party -- November 3: Receiving lines -- November 4: Taking a child to a wedding -- November 5: What to do at a wedding -- November 6: Self-control at a reception -- November 7: Serving yourself from a buffet table -- November 8: Hang on to your plate at a reception -- November 9: Wearing flowers -- November 10: Getting an autograph -- November 11: Receiving an award -- November 12: At a school dance -- November 13: When your child is behind the camera -- November 14: When your child is in front of the camera -- Be A Great Guest (and Host): -- November 15: Good attitude for a good guest -- November 16: What a guest should pack -- November 17: Nice things for a guest to say -- November 18: How to become a guest who is invited again -- November 19: Say goodbye and leave promptly -- November 20: Being a good host -- November 21: For first-time guests -- November 22: Serving food to your friends -- November 23: Right guest list -- November 24: Inviting friends over again -- November 25: Sleepovers: bathroom etiquette -- November 26: Sleepovers: bedtime etiquette -- November 27: Sleepovers: mealtime etiquette -- November 28: Guests go first -- Be A Model American: -- November 29: National anthem -- November 30: Pledge of Allegiance -- December 1: Care of the U S flag -- December 2: Appreciating ideals and learning patriotism -- December 3: When in another country -- December 4: Being part of a community -- Beeing Green: -- December 5: Environmental manners -- December 6: At home -- December 7: At a friend's house -- December 8: At school -- December 9: At the grocery store -- December 10: Birthday party -- December 11: Out on the town -- December 12: When you travel -- Be A Good Sport: -- December 13: Enjoy the game -- December 14: Rituals at athletic events -- December 15: Good sportsmanship -- December 16: Valued teammate -- Being Considerate To People With Special Needs: -- December 17: Visiting someone who is sick -- December 18: Relating to people with disabilities -- December 19: People with visual problems -- December 20: People with hearing loss -- December 21: People in wheelchairs -- Gifts-Giving And Getting: -- December 22: Birthstones -- December 23: Gifts -- December 24: Choosing a gift -- December 25: Giving gifts at home -- December 26: Gifts for the host -- December 27: No gifts -- December 28: Occasions to give a gift -- December 29: Opening gifts at a party -- December 30: When your child doesn't like the gift -- December 31: When your child receives duplicate gifts -- In conclusion -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
Overview: If you've ever cringed at the sight of your ten-year-old waltzing through the neighbor's front door without an invitation, or struggled to teach your teenager proper "netiquette" for navigating the complicated world of social networks, you know the importance of teaching kids that manners matter. Sheryl Eberly's bestselling 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad situations where consideration counts, but is sometimes forgotten. This new edition incorporates tips for every aspect of digital communication into her straight-forward format. Using a smart one-manner-a-day organization, parents, grandparents, and teachers alike can find practical ways to teach essential manners like: When and where it's appropriate to text; How to write a thank-you note; The proper way to handle an online bully; How to behave at events like birthday parties, weddings, and religious services. Full of role-playing exercises, games, and other activities that adults can do with children, 365 Manners Kids Should Know explains not only what manners to teach, but also how-and at what ages-to present them. |
| Subject |
Etiquette for children and teenagers.
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Etiquette for children and teenagers. (OCoLC)fst00916281
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| Added Author |
Eberly, Caroline.
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| Added Title |
Three hundred sixty-five manners kids should know |
| ISBN |
9780307888259 |
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0307888258 |
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9780307952462 |
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0307952460 |
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9780307952462 (eISBN) |
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