Don't parents like their children anymore? And how can they expect others to like them when they don't? If they would just teach them a few simple life changing manners, Thank you, or excuse me , and just some respect of person would be greatly appr.
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Stillme FBB
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I agree. Manners will get you farther in life than a college education. I have no idea why they seem to be going the way of the Dodo bird.
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Agreed entirely. Manners separate us from the animals.
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Agreed 100%. This world would be a much more pleasant place if that little known concept of "courtesy" was a constant, rather than an exception.
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Yes, parents who fail to teach their children manners are doing a great disservice to their kids. If they realized how the rest of the world viewed their rude little monsters they would be shocked.
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I completely agree. This is where the good old wooden spoon comes in handy for a spanking!
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My children are very well behaved. I get many compliments on this from teachers and friends. I think it is extremely important. I did not do this alone, it took both myself and my wife. My kids say please, thank you, your welcome, excuse me, open doors for elderly people, dont chew with their mouth open, dont put elbows on table, etc, etc, etc. They are very much allowed to express themselves and have fun, and they do. But they have good manners. I do see many kids who are not taught good manners, I surely understand why you would ask the Q.
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My children are well behaved and were taught manners early on. These days...the younger the parents, the ruder the children, it seems. Parents forget that their children's behavior is a reflection on them as parents. If the parent is disrespectful, so the children will be too. It's sad.
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I love my children very much and personally have never had an issue with their manners which are always in use - more so than several older people i come into contact with during my daily walk through life.
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Manners should be taught to children. However, 3 of my grandkids have no manners at all. My daughter was always bought up with good manners, but she hasn't passed it on to her kids. We try when they come over, but it's hard.
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My parents have taught us to be kind, grateful, appreciative, thankful, understanding, good listeners, patient, thoughtful, filled with compassion, forgiving, honest, gentle, caring, truly sorry when we wrong someone, and so on. When I am rude, it is MY FAULT. My parents didn't teach me to be that way. Should I ever be rude, which I have been in the past, blame it on me, not my parents! They are not responsible for my impolite actions. After all, I am the one who has control of what comes out of my mouth and what doesn't. I am the one who has control over what I let my hands do. I have the freedom to say whatever I want. That doesn't mean, however, that I have the freedom to choose the consequences. I think it's sad that parents seem to be blamed for everything these days. There are children who are angels to their parents faces, and complete assholes behind their parents backs. That is a problem in the child, not the parents.
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The problem today is parents give the children the same rights as adults... this means children tend to talk back to adults and act as equals... not all but so many children are left without manners and do not know how to respect their elders...it's sad.
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