365 Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children and Teens Learn Etiquette Paperback – November 8, 2011

Love this book with short lessons. Whole family benefits from these lessons, adult as well. It is halpful tool in a self centered “ I can do whatever I want to do” society. This book helps us to become loving, caring, respectful, bright people, who makes this world a better place

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I just got this book to help my daughter (6 yo) improve her manners. I started reading it, and was amazed at how much *I* didn't know about proper manners!In my opinion, there is a lot of detail in this book that is not strictly necessary for day-to-day living. For instance, there is a detailed description of which hand to use for each utensil, and how to cut meat and then transfer it to the mouth. Perhaps my standards for etiquette are low, but I'm happy if my kids simply use their utensils instead of their hands!All of that said, this book is an outstanding resource for unusual or unexpected social situations, such as funerals, bar/bat mitzvahs, and the proper way to behave at these occasions. It's definitely a great resource book to have on hand.

I just got this book and flipped through it and read the first few chapters. 365 is a lot of manners coverage! You'll see current topics that are not included in the old yellowing pages of etiquette books from the past like "e-mail," but the old standards are there too that never change such as "addressing others properly." Check out the Table of Contents for what it covers.Why is it important to teach children manners? This should not be just another method of trying to control them. Teaching manners is a gift! How many uncomfortable situations can be avoided when we know what behavior is expected of us. Children like everyone want to fit in and be accepted.What I like best about this book is that these lessons, addressed to the parent, show respect for the child. For example: "Prompt your child in private about when to say please and thank you." (Is it not the height of rudeness to correct a child's manners in public?) "Children should not be prompted against their will to kiss people for whom they don't naturally feel affection." Let adults earn the affection of your children, while you insist on courtesy.When possible give the child a chance to act out the behavior in the lesson. This can be humorous and fun, and will make the lesson stick better. Some items can be made into a game: I'll give you a star sticker each morning that you say "Good morning" to me!

This book is a must for mother's and grandmother's! Most children today are not familiar with Emily Post (the Miss Manners of the 1940's and 50's) but this book is appropriate for todays kids. Not is it a fun activity and reminder to do with children but it much needed.

I bought this for the "games" but did not find any. There are many activities, but they're super simple like bring items for your child to play with on the plane, or write a thank you note. I don't know if many of them are really "activities." That said, the writing is nice, very simple, and clear. It's a very basic book, so if you're looking for etiquette, this is more a modern adaption of how to get your kids to be kind, polite, and have social graces. Each subject is touched upon very lightly, and conversationally. The three stars is because I don't feel it had any information I didn't already know, which isn't the authors fault, manners have been around forever. So, it's a good book if you were not raised in a manners friendly environment and are looking to stop that cycle and bring social graces into your home. oh and so not for teens unless they were raised in a barn, or under a rock, or another country where the culture is entirely different - unless you want endless eye rolls.

I bought it for my friend. She borrowed it from the city library but lost it in a fire accident, so we need a book to replace and return back to the library. It was published in 2001 and hardly can be found in bookstore. Luckily, I happened to search it at Amazon and found that there was one available in R&R books, and placed the order. After a month transit, I now have it in hand. My friend said that it was nice book, good for not only kids, but also we adults.

Great book. My grand daughters are enjoying it and marveling at how really bad their manners are.Undisciplined kids are the juveniles of the future. Just wanted to try to infuse some of my good Southern raising into a couple of kids who only get discipline from one parent. Could see a difference in table manners last visit, so chalk one up for MeMaw.