The Stay-at-Homeschooling Mom Podcast
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Where Are Our Manners? Homeschoolers Guide to Social Skills and Manners
It's easy to blame others for the loss of civility and politeness in the news and social media. Fortunately, as homeschoolers, we are blessed with the opportunity to train our children to push back on cultural influences and lead others by example.
In this episode, Mary Ellen and Ginny examine modern behavioral norms and provide simple, concrete, practical tips, methods, and lessons to regain civility and good manners. Please join us and learn how your home can flourish as a training ground for polite, civil, and well-mannered leaders of the future.
Program Notes
A 2017 Study of Millennials – people born between 1981 - 1996 – today's homeschooling parents and tasked with teaching their children social skills and polite behavior is unsettling. The study reveals many feel challenged as role models of good social skills.
What are Social Skills?
These are the skills we use every day to interact and communicate with each other. We are not speaking in this podcast about people with disabilities who struggle in this area or are unable to communicate in a typical way.
But let's dig deeper. We are talking about courtesy and manners. A polite society that is sadly lacking in today's culture. Things like
The root of the word "rude" is interesting: it comes from the Latin rudis, meaning
unsophisticated, which remains its primary definition today. In the late Middle Ages, the word came to mean ill-mannered, which is the opposite of polite.
Simple, Practical Lessons
These will help your children be comfortable in any situation and allow them to succeed in all social situations. Remember, it is never a formality to practice good manners.
In Summary - There is a reason to teach etiquette and good manners; it's not to place yourself above others but to recognize other people's feelings and accommodate their needs.
Sources
You can't go wrong with Emily Post
https://amzn.to/3lD61Xk
Manners in God's House
https://amzn.to/3FLey13
The Compleat Gentleman, The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
https://amzn.to/3lEMENG
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