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365 Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children Learn Etiquette
If you’ve ever cringed at the sight of your ten-year-old waltzing through the neighbor’s front door without an invitation, or struggled to teach your teenager proper “netiquette” for navigating the complicated world of social networks, you know the importance of teaching kids that manners matter.
Sheryl Eberly’s bestselling 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad situations where consideration counts, but is sometimes forgotten. This new edition incorporates tips for every aspect of digital communication into her straight-forward format.
Using a smart one-manner-a-day organization, parents, grandparents, and teachers alike can find practical ways to teach essential manners
- When and where it’s appropriate to text
- How to write a thank-you note
- The proper way to handle an online bully
- How to behave at events like birthday parties, weddings,and religious services
Full of role-playing exercises, games, and other activities that adults can do with children, 365 Manners Kids Should Know explains not only what manners to teach, but also how—and at what ages—to present them.
Sheryl Eberly’s bestselling 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad situations where consideration counts, but is sometimes forgotten. This new edition incorporates tips for every aspect of digital communication into her straight-forward format.
Using a smart one-manner-a-day organization, parents, grandparents, and teachers alike can find practical ways to teach essential manners
- When and where it’s appropriate to text
- How to write a thank-you note
- The proper way to handle an online bully
- How to behave at events like birthday parties, weddings,and religious services
Full of role-playing exercises, games, and other activities that adults can do with children, 365 Manners Kids Should Know explains not only what manners to teach, but also how—and at what ages—to present them.
352 pages, Paperback
First published November 27, 2001
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April 19, 2022
It is a nice work very much a parent guide though they are some things that are not really relevant for today society.
September 22, 2011
My own manners aren’t exactly up to finishing school snuff (although I, unlike some people living in my house, at least know that it is terribly gauche to lick one’s knife [unless, of course, it is wet with one's enemy's blood and one is swearing a dread vow to vanquish said enemy]), and I don’t recall being formally taught manners at any point. So I thought this book might be interesting.
The book covers a year’s worth of little lessons in manners and includes several activities to help children learn said lessons. Topics range from table manners to telephone manners to behaving properly at various religious ceremonies. Activities are stuff like having the child plan a dinner with appropriate courses, having the child write thank-you notes, researching other religions, etc.
My little one is only a few weeks old at the time of this writing, so it’s hard for me to say how useful the activities might be. I did like some of the author’s ideas – for example, trying to make thank-you notes a fun family tradition instead of a chore – but many of the activities sounded dull to me. I think they are based on experience, though, because the author has children herself and teaches seminars on manners to children and adults alike. So perhaps it’s more likely that I’m off base.
Bottom line: probably worth $1. Probably not worth $14.95. You make the call.
The book covers a year’s worth of little lessons in manners and includes several activities to help children learn said lessons. Topics range from table manners to telephone manners to behaving properly at various religious ceremonies. Activities are stuff like having the child plan a dinner with appropriate courses, having the child write thank-you notes, researching other religions, etc.
My little one is only a few weeks old at the time of this writing, so it’s hard for me to say how useful the activities might be. I did like some of the author’s ideas – for example, trying to make thank-you notes a fun family tradition instead of a chore – but many of the activities sounded dull to me. I think they are based on experience, though, because the author has children herself and teaches seminars on manners to children and adults alike. So perhaps it’s more likely that I’m off base.
Bottom line: probably worth $1. Probably not worth $14.95. You make the call.
February 15, 2021
I enjoyed the content of this book, but not so much the format. The format is a daily blurb about a manner and then a corresponding activity. Perhaps there is a family to whom the format would bless, but I did not find it particularly helpful and kept wishing the content would have been simplified under headings. The book would have been much for concise that way and it forced me to skim over and find the helpful tidbits I was looking for. Also, if I ever wanted to reference the habit again, the format would make it difficult to find. I did walk away with a couple pages worth of notes of specific habits I can be working on alongside my children in the coming years which I plan to utilize and really did feel the content was strong and rooted in showing respect and honor to others which I appreciated.
May 13, 2013
Why, oh why did I even try?
This book, for etiquette sake, is not a good read. Sure I knew with a segment titled "Eye Contact" where the first sentence says "There's hardly an aspect of communication more important than eye contact" that this is not the book for a mother of a child with autism BUT, but, but when I got to the FULL chapter toward the END of the book I should add, titled "Being Considerate to People with Special Needs" & it is all about physical disabilities... No Autism, No Special Needs Children, etc. I wanted to throw the book. Everything in this book should be common sense & to me, nothing is more important to teach your children kindness OVER "manners". If you have to read this book, you already cannot teach manners.
This book, for etiquette sake, is not a good read. Sure I knew with a segment titled "Eye Contact" where the first sentence says "There's hardly an aspect of communication more important than eye contact" that this is not the book for a mother of a child with autism BUT, but, but when I got to the FULL chapter toward the END of the book I should add, titled "Being Considerate to People with Special Needs" & it is all about physical disabilities... No Autism, No Special Needs Children, etc. I wanted to throw the book. Everything in this book should be common sense & to me, nothing is more important to teach your children kindness OVER "manners". If you have to read this book, you already cannot teach manners.
May 2, 2022
This book is written in 2001 (!!) and published under 2022 covers. Very poor content, with outdated language and pueril examples, on a condescending tone and showing a narrow vision on the matter.
The author talks about “people that become friends on these new social media platforms, such as Twitter, and they become *bloggers*” or advice about messaging such as “write clear messages, shorter than 160 characters you can write in a sms. If you have to say more, call the person or send an email. Do not use messages like emails (!!), because your friends may not have unlimited messages (!)”
I think this book is a scam. Publishing and selling such content today is an offend to the intelligent reader.
PS: I usually make gifts of books that I have read. This one cannot be gifted, though.
The author talks about “people that become friends on these new social media platforms, such as Twitter, and they become *bloggers*” or advice about messaging such as “write clear messages, shorter than 160 characters you can write in a sms. If you have to say more, call the person or send an email. Do not use messages like emails (!!), because your friends may not have unlimited messages (!)”
I think this book is a scam. Publishing and selling such content today is an offend to the intelligent reader.
PS: I usually make gifts of books that I have read. This one cannot be gifted, though.
October 22, 2014
Really enjoying this "once a day" approach to teaching manners. It's comprehensive enough that hopefully at the end of the year, I'll at least know I've gone over the important stuff with the kids. I read or summarize an entry at family dinner and call it "the manners minute." We've had some good discussions come up because of this as well.
May 31, 2011
3 1/2 stars. I skimmed through this back in 2003. There is good info on all sorts of topics and situations. There is so much info it can be a little overwhelming, so I would just recommend doing what I did. Find the subjects or parts that you feel are relevant to your family and that they need to improve on. This book can start to feel a bit nit-picky at times.
December 1, 2023
Very outdated book. This book doesn't give practical advice about SEL but rather gives tidbits about how to eat a lobster or fondue. Would not recommend this book. I'm hesitant about even donating it for someone else to read.
May 3, 2014
This book was brutal to read. It did not tell me anything I did not know and was all pure common sense. Some of the internet section was totally wrong and overly formal. It was extremely boring
November 28, 2018
This book is very well-written by an experienced mother. She really covers the way that a child should behave in almost every single scenario you can think of in his daily life. Even as a teenager who is very good at impressing adults, I still have a lot more manners left to learn. This is definitely a book to recommend to all parents and older children who simply don't know how to behave.
December 13, 2018
Worth it! Sometimes arguments can be extinguish if we only used manners.
September 20, 2020
Cu unele maniere nu sunt deacord, în rest e o carte utila. Am citit-o în voce și pentru fiica mea. Recomand
February 24, 2021
I read this book, initially, because I am teaching a manners class in a homeschooling co-op. However, I found myself thoroughly enjoying it and learning many things, too.
July 22, 2015
** Books 215 - 2015 **
This books to accomplish New Author Reading Challenge 2015 and Yuk Baca Buku Non Fiksi 2015
3,2 of 5 stars!
I'm curious about this books since how manner and etiquette for kids look like is. I just realized that there are 365 manners which starts to January 1 until December 31. I'm really shocked when i read so many things that i did'nt know before and this books reveal it from A to Z.. I love it!
The most interesting one for me when this books explain about this parts :
Telephone Talk
April 6 : When your child doesn't want to talk on the phone
Be glad that your child is well liked, but give her some guidelines for limiting the calls. You might get an egg timer and let her keep her conversations to three minutes. She can tell the friend that she isn't allowed to tie up the phone for long periods and that she has to go.
Cell Phones
April 16 : Your Ringtone
Most cell phones have three settings: Vibrate, ring and silent (or off). It's important that your child know when and where each is appropriate
RING
In group settings where people are talking and coming and going, such as at the mall, sporting events, hangouts with friends
VIBRATE
During times when you need your child to be accessible, but when the ringtone would be disruptive to others, such as at a gathering with a friend's family, or out to eat at a restaurant
SILENT(OR OFF)
During any kind of formal gathering, like weddings, funerals, or church ceremonies, or in quiet places, like the classroom, a movie theater, and the library
Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Oh My
May 18 : Setting up a profile on Facebook
a. Don't select a profile picture that's revealing, depicts you causing trouble or doing something questionable or doing something questionable
b. Never attach any personal contact information
c. Bear in mind that relatives, family friends, potential employers and college admissions officers cold view your profile
d. Don't include anything that would offend a particular religious or ethnic group
There are so many things that included in this books specifically even how about if a guest is a vegetarian, removing items from your mouth and even how to eat pasta, kebab, lobster and eating in front of others..
I know it really good one to be specific in every single way but somehow it kinda annoying when you have to do exact as same as in this books. Don't you think so?
This books to accomplish New Author Reading Challenge 2015 and Yuk Baca Buku Non Fiksi 2015
3,2 of 5 stars!
I'm curious about this books since how manner and etiquette for kids look like is. I just realized that there are 365 manners which starts to January 1 until December 31. I'm really shocked when i read so many things that i did'nt know before and this books reveal it from A to Z.. I love it!
The most interesting one for me when this books explain about this parts :
Telephone Talk
April 6 : When your child doesn't want to talk on the phone
Be glad that your child is well liked, but give her some guidelines for limiting the calls. You might get an egg timer and let her keep her conversations to three minutes. She can tell the friend that she isn't allowed to tie up the phone for long periods and that she has to go.
Cell Phones
April 16 : Your Ringtone
Most cell phones have three settings: Vibrate, ring and silent (or off). It's important that your child know when and where each is appropriate
RING
In group settings where people are talking and coming and going, such as at the mall, sporting events, hangouts with friends
VIBRATE
During times when you need your child to be accessible, but when the ringtone would be disruptive to others, such as at a gathering with a friend's family, or out to eat at a restaurant
SILENT(OR OFF)
During any kind of formal gathering, like weddings, funerals, or church ceremonies, or in quiet places, like the classroom, a movie theater, and the library
Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Oh My
May 18 : Setting up a profile on Facebook
a. Don't select a profile picture that's revealing, depicts you causing trouble or doing something questionable or doing something questionable
b. Never attach any personal contact information
c. Bear in mind that relatives, family friends, potential employers and college admissions officers cold view your profile
d. Don't include anything that would offend a particular religious or ethnic group
There are so many things that included in this books specifically even how about if a guest is a vegetarian, removing items from your mouth and even how to eat pasta, kebab, lobster and eating in front of others..
I know it really good one to be specific in every single way but somehow it kinda annoying when you have to do exact as same as in this books. Don't you think so?
November 18, 2015
This book wasn't my favorite. The author's tone was very disdainful and snobbish and since I started reading it I feel as if I have her voice in the back of my head every time my kids do something rude and I find myself nagging my children more than normal. I was hoping for a basic manners and etiquette book, but this had way too much of her opinions and random, repetitive and obvious rantings included. Once again, it's a parenting book with information that could be successfully imparted in a pamphlet that has been stretched to fill 300 pages. Also, I assumed from the subtitle that the book would be something that you would read to your children and do the games and activities together, but it's written to parents and the terms "games and activities" is used very loosely.
That said, it did help me realize some things I'd like to work on with my kids and I liked her explanation of manners: "The principles that govern etiquette are based on awareness of others and respect." You can pretty much figure the rest out from there and save yourself the 300 pages.
That said, it did help me realize some things I'd like to work on with my kids and I liked her explanation of manners: "The principles that govern etiquette are based on awareness of others and respect." You can pretty much figure the rest out from there and save yourself the 300 pages.
November 2, 2011
I never lose my place in this book because it is organized by topic and then by date. I would prefer that the book addressed the child. While it is quite comprehensive, there are a few things I might not have included such as finger bowls. . . but, I have learned some things and hopefully the kids have at the very least, learned that manners are important. I don't find any entry on staying in lines/not cutting--one of my pet peeves on manners. Overall though, I read a topic (about a paragraph or two) daily with our 9 and 13 year old boys for about 4 months---that's enough. On to other things now.
I think it might have been a little more interesting if it hadn't been arranged by topic AND date. If you read through by date, it can get a little boring spending two weeks reading about etiquette at various religious ceremonies (although, there was helpful information in that section).
I think it might have been a little more interesting if it hadn't been arranged by topic AND date. If you read through by date, it can get a little boring spending two weeks reading about etiquette at various religious ceremonies (although, there was helpful information in that section).
January 23, 2015
Good portions of this book are incredibly useful, and then there are whole sections that are just...not. The daily format seems great, until you realize that there are multiple weeks devoted to attending various kinds of wedding ceremonies. (The section on Mormon temple weddings is inaccurate.) Most children are not going to need to attend that many weddings and without getting to practice regularly, the info is not likely to stay with them. I just don't think the daily format works overall, not with this level of etiquette. There are a lot more daily kinds of manners that I think would be more useful for my child to practice/reinforce than learning what to do when given an audience with the Pope. The book is fairly comprehensive in other areas, so it's worth a read, just not one I would keep on hand, nor would I be likely to use it's daily lesson format with my kids.
April 25, 2013
Basic manners nicely laid out in simple detail. Basically some guidelines for making sure others feel comfortable, or at least are not made uncomfortable by your actions. As a parent it's good to think about how to convey at least basic manners, but one a day seems difficult to deal with. Some situations she goes over are ones I haven't had to deal with, hard to give the kids practice with those. So I most enjoyed reading about the different points on manners, and thinking, oh yeah, better make sure we deal with that point a little more, or something. I especially liked the section on email and social media etiquette, definitely on new ground there.
September 5, 2012
I didn't read every word of this book, but I skimmed it and read chapters that were important to me. There was a lot of good advice here and I liked it a lot. The most important take away message for me was- you must expect good manners from your kids at home if you want them to have good manners outside your home. Use the safe confines of your own home to let your kids practice having good manners.
June 7, 2012
This is actually not the copy I read, I read the updated version with tips for Facebook, email, cell phones, etc. I thought it was good. I can think of a few adults who should read this. I read it today while were were at JumpStreet (The trampoline place, not the creepy murder place). I took notes on the pages I liked and will probably try to pick it up used from amazon.
July 29, 2009
I just kind of skimmed through this one and now it is due back at the library before I could do a more formal reading. I think I'd like to check it out again (eventually), because I don't feel like I do enough direct instruction on "proper" behavior with my kids.
November 29, 2010
This book was a little overwhelming with a new manner every day. But, it did give me some good ideas about how my children (and myself) should behave in public and at home. We need help! I hope it's not too late.
December 21, 2021
This one is going a little slow... because it is organized with a topic for each day. It appears very comprehensive and very helpful, it just seems this might take awhile to get through. Will update later...
July 16, 2012
This book is certainly thorough in its list of manners. I don't know if I would be able to teach all of them to my daughter but I hope I can help her be a more polite kid. I am appalled at the lack of manners in most kids these days.
April 26, 2015
I thought this was a quick and helpful read. Obviously, with my girls being young, there were several topics that will come down the road. Still, it gave me a few great ideas to discuss with my kiddos right away.
November 20, 2010
It's a little slow, obviously due to subject matter, but very important.
June 1, 2011
i strongly recommend this book for all parents...i am recommending it as a manners teacher...please read...
July 7, 2011
Interesting stuff.
I learned a little about proper etiquette.
I learned a little about proper etiquette.
May 25, 2013
This book is being donated to my local library. It was pretty basic and not very new, but for a general reference it is a nice size with easy content.
July 9, 2013
Lots of good things included that many of us have forgotten about manners.
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