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Good Manners
(For Girls - that will be used throughout your life)
Good
manners are for everyone, but if you begin as a girl it will help you
throughout your life. Having manners not only shows respect to others,
it shows you respect yourself. “Manners are not so much a set of rules
as they are a language you can tell other people what they can expect
from you”
(A Smart Girl’s Guide To Manners by Nancy Holyoke).
Here are some good things with which to begin:
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Hold open doors for others. When you’re walking through a door check to
see if someone is behind you so you can hold open the door for them.
Even if it is a friend, it is a kind thing to do.
- Put your guests first. When friends are over be sure they are served before you. Let them go first in a game.
- When an adult enters a room, stand up and acknowledge them.
- When entering a friend’s house, say “hello” to her parents.
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If you’re on a crowded bus or train or in a crowded waiting room, give
your seat to someone who looks like they need it. Especially offer it
to older adults and people with babies or younger children.
- Say “please” and “thank you.” It will make you and the people to whom you say them feel good.
- When you come home from being out, look for whoever is in the house to let them know you are home.
- Swear words are something you do not need. They are insulting to you and whoever you are speaking to. They insult and offend.
- Remember to keep the tone of your voice pleasant. If you yell a nicety to somebody, it may not come across very nice.
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Many times we put people down as we joke around. Putdowns should not be
a part of your conversation. Someone will get hurt. Think about if it
was you and how you would feel.
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