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Emily Post's The Guide to Good Manners for Kids

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I think this is a good book. My 12 yr old read it and I recommended it to a friend. I am complimented constantly on my childrens behaviors. My daughter would stay up reading this. Maybe I am old fashioned and maybe the kids are but manners and etiquette go back many many yrs, theres even some history on where etiquette started.

While its never to early to start good manners, this book seems geared toward the early teens. Maybe I did not read it carefully but I was hoping for a book to help me start with manners in my 3 year old! This is not it.

Emily Post tackle's the issue of "Table Manners for Kids". This book is co-authored by Peggy Post and Cindy Post Senning, daughters of Emily. From how to eat cherry tomato's, to the proper way to set the table, to how to apologize for a slip up while at the table, to how to throw a dinner party, this book covers it all with easy to understand picture's along with question and answer segments. Kids will be delighted in how this book addresses common mistakes, makes light of them and moves on to the correct way to handle the situation. Nobody learns well when they receive table manner lessons while being ridiculed for their behavior at the table, and this book takes on the job of addressing common do's and do not's without the fear of being criticized. As an adult, I would recommend this book to people of all ages who have interaction with children, be their interaction daily or monthly, for our action's are the best teachers. This is an enjoyable read and I learned quite a lot regarding "proper table manners". Similar to how "slang" has infected our language; "slangish manner's" have infected our table habits and show up as a lack of respect for our selves and others while at the table.

I used this book to help write a manners course for kids. It was helpful, but not as good as some other materials purchased. Would have liked a broader scope, but what they did was useful.

I have been reading this book to my 8 and 10 year olds, a section each night before bed. They are interested and curious about what the right thing to do actually is. This has helped them with sleepovers, being a guest, and a host(ess.) My son said that he always heard to mind his manners, but he wasn't sure what the manners were, and this book has helped to clarify.

While reading this book to my children, we found that there were many great "rules" of etiquette and manners that really helped to educate all of us! However, the book seemed a little out of touch at times and didn't seem to truly relate to today's world, even though computer and internet etiquette were discussed. Some of the "what should I do in this situation?" seemed like an answer from grandma rather than an answer from someone dealing with life today. Manners are timeless, but how you apply them and how you respond is different today than other generations. This book was OK, but I wouldn't read it again or recommend it to a friend.