Quite often parents hesitate with training in the simplest norms of etiquette as they believe that their child is still too small that to acquire them. It is a gross blunder: acting this way, you risk to grow up the person who does not know even the magic words "thanks" and "please". The task of parents is to explain to the child as it is correct to talk to the senior relatives, with unfamiliar, to friends.
Psychologists recommend to begin training of children in a polite conversation since three years. At this age the kid is already capable not only to remember proper words, but also to understand point of their use. At the same time the child in many respects copies behavior of parents therefore if you often tell "thanks" and "please", you smile to people, behave friendly, show knowledge of etiquette on a visit, the kid with pleasure will support this game and will arrive also. However inquisitive children notice also that not with all acquaintances you behave equally. They can not understand why you warmly embrace the girlfriend, and greet the sister politely, but is cold. Your task is to explain "rules of the game".
First of all it is necessary to explain to the kid a difference in communication with age-mates and seniors. He has to understand who needs to speak "you" and to whom – "you". It can be done in playful way: for example, to organize a tea drinking of dolls and on their example to show how it is necessary to behave on a visit how to respond to the offer to drink a cup of tea how to thank owners for a tasty lunch. Children of 3-5 years are very susceptible and easily remember such things.
To set effect, you teach the child to speak politely on the example of heroes of books and animated films. Discuss with the kid whether Buratino correctly arrived, having offended the Cricket and why he behaved impolitely with other heroes. Talk about "Father Frost": why one heroine able to behave politely is helped, and punish the boor. Organize a small game that the child acquired bases of a polite conversation easier. And, at last, remember that it is not necessary to shout at the child if he talks impolitely. It is necessary to explain with quiet tone to the kid his mistake or to ask it, kind of the favourite hero arrived in this case.