How To Raise A Gentleman

by West, Kay

• ISBN13: 9781558539402
• ISBN10: 1558539409
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

How to Raise a Gentleman is an invaluable resource for parents who#xD;hope their little boys will grow up to be the kind of men who know which fork to#xD;use, how to treat others, and will generally make their parents proud. #xD;How to Raise a Gentleman focuses on real-life topics such as: being a#xD;good sport, play dates, and - especially for boys - "personal habits:#xD;farting, belching, boogers, and scratching." The book includes: #xD; #xD; Personal stories pertaining to each topic #xD; Suggestions for the age at which a parent should introduce a child to#xD; certain rules #xD; Helpful ideas in easy-to-remember phrases #xD; And suggestions that parents can follow to "teach by example" #xD; #xD;A

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Leading the Way To Good Manners	1	(4)
Please, Thank You, Excuse Me, and Other Early Social Interventions	5	(8)
Yes Sir, No Sir, and Other Regional Divides	13	(8)
Introductions, Greetings, and Leavings	21	(12)
Shopping, Offices, and Waiting Rooms	33	(10)
Playgrounds, Playdates, and Playing Well with Others	43	(12)
Sleepovers: Friends and Relatives	55	(10)
Party Manners	65	(12)
Dining In and Out	77	(12)
Cultural Affairs: The Theater, Movies, Sports, Museums, and Libraries	89	(14)
Traveling Manners	103	(14)
When Nature Calls: Bathrooms, Belching, Boogers, Gas, Spitting, and Scratching	117	(10)
Temper Temper	127	(12)
Sex, Religion, Politics, and Santa Claus	139	(14)
Telephone Manners	153	(12)
Staring and Differences	165	(10)
Preachers and Teachers, Church and School	175	(12)
Good Sportsmanship	187	(12)
Written Correspondence	199	(10)
Giving and Receiving	209