Women's and Children's Health Network Good manners Kids' Health Topic What are good manners? Courtesy, politeness or having good manners are all about respecting others and yourself. How would you feel if someone: talked to your friend but turned his back to you? pushed you out of the way to get the seat you were about to sit on? let the door slam in your face as you were about to walk through it? shared your things but never shared anything of theirs? never said 'please' or 'thank you' didn't pass your phone message to your friend? Good manners is about considering the feelings of other people, and being the kind of person that others will like and respect. In the 'olden days' children were taught about the Golden Rule - "Always do to others as you would wish them to do to you if you were in their place." This is still a good way to behave nowadays. If you are respectful to others, then you are more likely to be treated with respect by them. If you show good manners everywhere you go, then you are more likely to encourage others to behave in the same way towards you. Look at the following ideas from kids and see if you can think why they chose these examples of good manners. What good manners look like at home being helpful to others in your home saying 'please' and 'thank you' sharing and not grabbing and keeping good things to yourself respecting other people's property and their rooms helping the family by doing your chores cleaning up after yourself. Manners at school saying good morning/afternoon if you are walking past an adult who you know asking if you can borrow something, not just taking returning things that you have borrowed waiting your turn before you speak saying 'excuse me,' rather than pushing past someone
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Women's and Children's Health Network
Good manners Kids' Health Topic
What are good manners?
Courtesy, politeness or having good manners are all about respecting others and yourself.
How would you feel if someone:
talked to your friend but turned his back to you?
pushed you out of the way to get the seat you were about to sit on?
let the door slam in your face as you were about to walk through it?
shared your things but never shared anything of theirs?
never said 'please' or 'thank you'
didn't pass your phone message to your friend?
Good manners is about considering the feelings of other people, and being the kind of person that others will like and respect.
In the 'olden days' children were taught about the Golden Rule - "Always do to others as you would wish them to do to you if you were in their place."
This is still a good way to behave nowadays. If you are respectful to others, then you are
more likely to be treated with respect by them.
If you show good manners everywhere you go, then you are more likely to encourage others
to behave in the same way towards you.
Look at the following ideas from kids and see if you can think why they chose these examples of good manners.
What good manners look like at home
being helpful to others in your home
saying 'please' and 'thank you'
sharing and not grabbing and keeping good things to yourself
respecting other people's property and their rooms
helping the family by doing your chores
cleaning up after yourself.
Manners at school
saying good morning/afternoon if you are walking past an adult who you know
asking if you can borrow something, not just taking
returning things that you have borrowed
waiting your turn before you speak
saying 'excuse me,' rather than pushing past someone
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other end of the phone is a would-be burglar, so you need to keep yourself safe. Don't
give out any other information. The caller doesn't need to know if mum is in the bathroom or whatever!
3. Always write down messages including phone numbers and organise with your family
where the messages are to be put, eg. by the phone or on the fridge. The person who gets the message can choose whether or not to phone back, but it is good manners to let them know that they have a message anyway.
When you are using a phone
Negotiate with your family for length of time on the phone so that one person doesn't use
the phone for hours, making it difficult for anyone else to use it. This is especially important if your internet access uses the same line.
If you have a mobile, don't text or call someone when you're with a friend unless you first ask if your friend minds.
If you get a call, say "excuse me" and move away from others to answer it, then make it a
quick call. (How would you feel if you were just standing around while your friend was chatting away?)
Dr Kim says
Having good manners makes you a pleasant person to be around.
OK, it may be fun to have a farting or burping competition with your mates, but pick your time and place so that others are not offended! You may have more relaxed manners at home, but
when you are outside or you have visitors it is up to you to give a good impression of yourself, your school, your sports team, your group and your family. Behaving badly doesn't just give a bad impression of yourself.
Anyway, how much more pleasant is life when people show that they respect the comfort, feelings and wellbeing of others?
Thank you for reading this.
Manners
Manners! Manners! Don't be rude be nice Manners will make your brain think twice! Chew with your mouth closed
Cover when you sneeze. Use your manners Around other people please.
In the shops, even at the beach Use them and people will think you're a peach.If it's sunny or raining
In the shops or at dinner Use your manners And you'll be a winner! BH