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Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today we're going to talk about teaching good manners
to adults. Some people have grown up through out their lives without having anyone to tell
them what is socially acceptable, as far as manners go. So, you're going to have to actually
re-train the adult that you are trying to teach good manners to. And this is going to
take quite a bit of learning curve. Because as they say, old dogs can't learn new tricks.
But, old people, I believe can. They just put their minds to it. So, cause the adults
to learn by example. By example, applying good manners, yourself. Much the same way
as you would teach "youn", children about good manners, go back to the basics. Identify
why good manners are important. Next, make yourself an example to them. And, also what
you can do, for an adult, and this is me. You should not probably do with children,
is, if an adult has really bad manners, you might want to actually show them, what they
really look like, when they're exhibiting these bad manners. So, you might actually
want to do a candid reality TV video taping of the adults, while they're exhibiting their
bad manners, so that you can actually turn around and show it to them. And, if it's really
bad, maybe they'll actually look at themselves, and say, oh, my gosh, you know, do I really
look like that, when at the dinner table? Or, do I look like that during the day, you
know, in my pajamas or whatever the bad manners is constituting for you. And, finally explain
that developing good manners, requires practice and patience, and that they're not going to
be able to implement these good manners, just by listening to you. But they're actually
going to have to implement them, in their own lives. So, those are some tips for teaching
adults good manners.