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Step 1
PRACTICE - If you would like to see better table manners, have your children practice. Have them set the table for a formal dinner. Have them help you prepare the formal dinner. Have them dress for the formal dinner and of course, have them consume the formal dinner. You can model the behavior that you are expecting and correct them as needed. Practice over and over again until you are satisfied with the results. By the time you are done, your kids will know how to prepare a great meal and how to behave at a formal dinner.
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Step 2
SCRUTINIZE - Evaluate everyone that is in your child's life. Decide if there are adults or children that are influencing them in a negative way. You should not automatically remove everyone from their lives that seems to be a negative influence, but you can reduce the time that they spend with certain individuals. You may want to weigh the pros and cons of each person. For example, even if Uncle Jimmy is too lenient and allows them to watch televisions shows that you do not allow, may be his positive influences of encouraging their involvement in sports and showing up to every game is more important.
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Step 3
SUPERVISE - Make sure that your children have adequate supervision when they are playing with other children. Children behave differently, usually badly, when they are not being supervised. If there are children that are a bad influence on your child, just avoid them. You do not need to confront their parents or tell your child that he/she cannot play with them, but just make sure that your child is always too busy for a play date.
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copperhill said
on 4/19/2009 Good advice for raising well behaved and secure children.