Young Life Three Reasons to Start Manners Early Many parents wonder why they should teach their children “respectful’ behaviour before the age of 7-8, which is when they really only start to understand the concept of “respect”. Practica Program have found that: • Acting respectfully leads to being respectful. Parents who delay teaching manners may find it difficult to act as if their child is a blessing if he runs around like a self-centred mini-dictator. Positive comments from others, however, can have a positive impact on a child’s developing self-concept. By the time a child is old enough to truly understand what respect means, he will be used to thinking of himself as a “nice boy”. Acting contrary to this will be unthinkable to him! • Good manners help pave the way to a higher EQ. One of the most TENNIS important components of EQ is a person’s Professional ability to effectively “read” what other Coaching • Classes 1 hr people are feeling and respond accord• Beginner to pro level per week ingly. Since having good manners is about being sensitive to the needs and feelings • Ages 4 - 12 years • All ages/all levels of other people, teaching manners is a • All requirements • Private & group lessons • Small adult & junior classes wonderfully practical way to help your supplied • Organised social & child develop his emotional intelligence. practice groups Contact Mark on • Manners teach self-control which leads 083 778 3741 • Tournaments & clinics to success. It is critically important for a Karin for a FREE 083 396 4051 child to develop the ability to delay gratilesson. a/h 031 - 201 1655 fication and control his impulses. Consistently say “no” to your child when he does something undesirable. Source: Practica Program, www.practicaprogram.co.za, Catherine Joubert, 074 102 0801.
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