The behavior of children at a table for many parents is a big problem. The table etiquette is some separate etiquette, no. It should train the child, as well as to all another, at the personal example and since early childhood. If the parent constantly goes on the apartment with a piece, has a snack and the child sees it, then what it is possible to speak about?
Since early childhood of the child it is necessary to accustom to the mode. Even if the child very much wants to eat, it is necessary to teach him at once neither to poor-mouth, nor to be enough the first piece, and to suffer, wait a little when all sit down at a table. And the parent in turn should not at once stop and begin feeding everything the child – it is wrong. It is unconditional that the speech goes here not about absolutely little children who are fed according to the schedule.
Personal example
It is necessary to solve this problem gradually. When you sit at a table with the child, have to be - to it an example: it is correct to eat, observing etiquette, to be able to use tableware, not to talk, dropping food, to thank for food. Never raise the voice at a table. Do not do it especially when something is impossible to the child. For example, the child cannot correctly hold a fork, it is impossible to him. Remove it better, and then, after a lunch, show what it made so. Tell about safety measures better if it a little is trained itself on toys, for example.
The bans are identical to all
Never it is impossible to do what you forbid the child. It is no secret that very many of parents just do not think of watching TV without food. And so, if you watch TV with a plate or a cup, then hardly the child will listen to you when you forbid it to do it. Do not violate those rules which you establish. Be not accustomed to persuade children "to eat a spoon for …". What for? That then without these games and arrangements your child did not sit down at a table at all? Do not do it. Food has to be tasty and then the child himself will want to eat it. It is not necessary "to push" it in a mouth to the child if he does not want to eat. If it occurs, then in a consequence, the child just will not want to sit down at a table and it will be more difficult to teach him to good behavior behind it.
Table d'hote
When your child began to sit down at a table d'hote, do not forget it to praise. It is possible to praise for a lot of things: correctly and accurately eats, uses a napkin, correctly holds a fork and a spoon, thanked mom or the grandmother for a tasty lunch and much for what. It is necessary to remember constantly that rules of table etiquette have to be commensurated the child with age. It is impossible to demand from the small child what he just is not able to understand yet. If you see that the child cannot or use early to him the same notorious fork, then do not demand from him it. Do not cause anger or tears - leave it for later. You look at the requirements really. For example, if you on a visit or in the public place (bar, restaurant, cafe), then it is necessary to teach the child, observing etiquette, to stay with all until the end of a meal. Well, and if it houses, then it is possible to depart from this rule and so far adults eat, release it to play with other children in the children's room or most with toys that it did not disturb at a table.
Each parent has to know how it is correct to cultivate behavior of the child at a table, using the or someone else's rules. But he has to remember one always that the best example for the child is he.