4 Tricks for Teaching Manners to Young Children

Children love to imitate their parents, all the more reason for adults to exhibit good manners.

Children love to imitate their parents, all the more reason for adults to exhibit good manners. LightField Studios/Shutterstock

Most parents would agree that teaching their children to have good manners is an essential part of a good upbringing. As Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece writes in her new book, “Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families,” “We all want our children to go out into the world being thoughtful toward others—to grow up into respectful individuals.”