Pocketful of Manners

Do you ever feel like a broken record, constantly reminding your kids to use their manners? Day after day, longing for the time when your children do as instructed without bribes, guilt or other forms of coercion? However, it takes only one time for your child to open a door for someone, give an unprompted thank-you, or place a napkin on their lap for you to beam with pride! Well, I found the reminding totally exhausting and frustrating, until I discovered a fun way to include my children in the process. Every morning, before going to school, we make sure their pockets are chock full of all manners they would need for the day. I encouraged them to pull them out whenever neededif they came home with empty pockets, that would be deemed a successful day. Thanks for listening