25 Manners Every Kid Should Know By Age 9

This article was put on Yahoo! about manners kids should have by age nine. The article suggests that parents enforce these manners in order to have well-behaved and -adjusted children. These manners include saying please, thank you and excuse me. It also includes the banning of interrupting when others are talking, voicing very negative opinions, insulting others, using foul language, making fun of others and reaching for things at the table without asking. It promotes asking permission for things, being verbally grateful, knocking on closed doors, covering your mouth when you sneeze, helping others and using a napkin on your lap.

I think this article is probably very helpful for many parents, especially new parents. Some parents may not have grown up in households that required or even had a model of good manners. It's possible that some parents have absolutely no idea what their kids should be doing in order to be considered polite kids. I do think all of these "manner rules" are important. I think my parents did a good job teaching me them subtly: they never sat me down and read the rules; they showed me good manners, which is what I think is important.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/25-manners-every-kid-should-know-by-age-9-2480238/