Dear Kid Whisperer, I just finished a year of teaching the most ungrateful group of students I’ve ever taught. I feel like I spent half of the year telling these second-graders to say “please” and ...

It is a staple of language classes and parental lectures: Say thank you. Posted 2018-05-22T23:48:14+00:00 - Updated 2018-05-22T23:47:37+00:00 ...

I do not force them to say “please” and “thank you” as long as their tone is kind. If they are demanding or yelling, then I will remind them we don’t get things when we talk like that.

Remembering to say "please" and "thank you" also demonstrates a respect and appreciation of the other person. The Golden Rule Part of manners and etiquette is treating others the way you would ...

And that we say 'thank you' and 'I’m sorry' and 'please' because there’s a relational piece to our communication and our words impact other people.” Getting positive reinforcement ...

It’s easy to give kids a nudge to say “please” and “thank you” or even to say it for them in some cases. What’s not always so easy is living out a well-mannered life yourself.