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A Little Book of Manners for Boys: A Game Plan for Getting Along with Others

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Thank you Mr. Barnes for this wonderful and well written book. Boys are shorted when it comes to social graces. This book fills that gap. It is well written with a boy's attitude and is not all sweet and mushy like little girl books. The graphics are wonderful. Teaching children manners is important yet often forgotten unless a large social event comes along. Telling a child how to act 5 mintues before you get there is a accident waiting to happen. By teaching our children manners we are giving them control and empowering them. With out that control the child feels lost and with act up out of frustation. This wonderful book helps boys understand manners for just about every social occasion. Be it on the playground, classroom, telephone, or wedding. Children also learn about kindness to other.

Although this book was met with moans and groans, I notice my 10 year old picking it up and reading it when I left it around the house. It is pleasantly presented and contains basic rules of courtesy and friendship that every child should know about. Even if they've already been told these things, or they've already sort of figured some things out, it's nice to have a little book around to support what they've heard or learned.

This book doesn't go into enough detail and is very vague about many etiquette situations and manners. We were hoping for some practical advice and ideas, couldn't find much here.

My sons are now 9 1/2, and discovered this book in their home library recently. I bought it three years ago, but they weren't too interested in it then. They LOVE the examples of what NOT to do/say, and it helps them remember the RIGHT thing to do/say. When we encounter a situation mentioned in the book, they recite the wrong and right approaches. They each read it independently, and we have 'reading time' when I read one chapter to them each evening (at their request!). The book also points out that there are times and places when it's ok to be a little gross among friends, but warns to look out for signs that you may have gone too far. It's good reinforcement to have someone other than parents making the same points about how to get along with others.

Really taught great things for children 6-8. For anyone older than that, it was a bit too young.

Very well written. This book is more than just "good manners," but how to get along with others. Boys tend to resort to tough talk & rough behavior to establish respect. This book provides so many other, more civilized and mature options. I am glad to see this effort being made to increase the repertoire of actions available to our sons. It makes me hopeful that it will help reduce the violence among young men. It swritten in a way that would appeal to a young reader: not preachy.

A Little Book of Manners for Boys: A Game Plan for Getting Along with Others

I don't know it just didn't appeal to me, That doesn't mean the book is no good. It just doesn't suit my needs. My 5 yr old son has behavior problems. I wanted a book that put things in a more interesting way. Here is too many words and concepts, which is probably good for older kids. But with a 5 year old with ADHD I need succinct. I'll save this and see how it plays when he gets older.

This was not what I expected, most of the information was either obvious or I didn't agree with. I also didn't like the way it was laid out. The info was disorganized with pictures distracting what was read. I would not take this book and read word for word to my small children.

I'm a school psychologist working with a group of middle-school boys who have Autism and I'm using this book as a text book, more or less, for a social skills group. The kids like it and I like it. The structure is good - starts slow and safe, talking about manners, then gets into the more sensitive issues about hygiene and girls, then comes back to safer issues to wrap up.

This book was good but more for younger little boys. I bought for my 12-year old and i believe he is too young.