Elbows Off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner

by Wallace, Carol McD

• ISBN13: 9780312141226
• ISBN10: 031214122X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

Once upon a time girls stopped wearing dresses to school and put on jeans and tie-dyed T-shirts. It was the Age of Aquarius, when old rules of behavior no longer seemed to apply. But now that the flower children have children of their own, they're starting to wonder what the new rules ought to be. Manners expert Carol McD. Wallace, who has two sons of her own, comes to the rescue with a clear, contemporary guide to what today's parents should teach their children, when to teach it, and how to do so with turning their homes into boot camp. Here, in the kind of knowing detail only a parent could offer, are step-by-step guides to: -Basic Training: The dawn of civilized behavior, or how to teach 3- to 5-year-olds to behave at meals, say "please" and "thank you", share, and apologize. -The Age of Reason: Refining the manners of 6- to 9- year-olds at home and abroad. -The Young Sophisticate: How to bring the manners of 10- to 12- year olds to high polish and, -Manners for Parents: Everything from when it's okay to bring your child into work to privacy-your own and your children's.

Author Biography

Carol McD. Wallace is the author of Elbows Off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner: The Modern Guide to Teaching Children Good Manners.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Teaching Manners	6	(3)
PART I: BASIC TRAINING, AGES 3-5	9	(56)
Meeting Adults	13	(3)
Table Manners	16	(9)
Manners of Speech	25	(5)
Play Dates	30	(6)
Telephone Manners	36	(4)
In the Car	40	(4)
Party Manners	44	(3)
Thank-You Notes	47	(5)
TV Guide	52	(2)
The Name Game	54	(3)
Private Behavior	57	(4)
Audience Participation	61	(4)
PART II: THE AGE OF REASON, AGES 6-9	65	(80)
Meeting People	69	(3)
Table Manners	72	(8)
Manners of Speech	80	(7)
Play Dates	87	(6)
Telephone Manners	93	(5)
In the Car	98	(2)
Party Manners	100	(4)
Thank-You Notes	104	(5)
Good Housemates	109	(6)
Good Sportsmanship	115	(3)
Entertaining Grown-ups	118	(5)
Sleepover Manners	123	(3)
Getting Around	126	(4)
Computer Courtesy	130	(3)
Yucky Food	133	(3)
Playing Games	136	(2)
What Grown-Ups Like	138	(4)
Talking about Money	142	(3)
PART III: YOUNG SOPHISTICATES, AGES 10-12	145	(52)
Meeting People	148	(2)
Table Manners	150	(7)
Manners of Speech	157	(4)
Play Dates	161	(3)
Telephone Manners	164	(2)
In the Car	166	(3)
Party Manners	169	(2)
Thank-You Notes	171	(3)
Good Housemates	174	(4)
Computer Courtesy	178	(3)
Audience Participation	181	(1)
Good Sportsmanship	182	(1)
Good Grooming	183	(2)
Stranger Anxiety	185	(3)
Tinsel Teeth	188	(2)
Tuning Out	190	(2)
Young Romance	192	(5)
PART IV: FOR PARENTS ONLY	197	(48)
Meeting Children	200	(1)
Mealtimes	201	(2)
Privacy	203	(2)
Fine Dining	205	(4)
Telephone Manners	209	(3)
Don't Bring the Kids	212	(3)
Dress Codes	215	(7)
When Manners Are a Must	222	(2)
In the House of the Lord	224	(3)
Hospital Visits	227	(2)
Audience Participation	229	(3)
Traveling with Tots	232	(3)
Vacation Visits	235	(3)
RSVP	238	(2)
In Complex Families	240	(2)
Other People's Children	242	(3)
A Final Note: Character Issues	245	(2)
Index	247	(11)
About the Author	258