OT: Manners/Being Respectful Books/Materials
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:41 pm
Hi! I guess this would be considered OT!
I would love to hear any suggestions for living books/materials that I could use with a 10 year old boy, a 7 year old boy, a 5 year old boy, and a soon to be 4 year old little girl that would help them to learn about proper/sweet manners, having pleasant attitudes, and just generally respecting other people and things (in that order!).
I have things that I use when the children need to be corrected (I like Doorposts's For Instruction in Righteousness for looking up particular issues), but I want something different than that. Not something to use when they are "in trouble", but something that I can use to train them in manners and maybe some basic etiquette. You know, proactive rather than reactive.
I have heard that the book Everyday Graces is good. I guess that would be very Charlotte Mason-like! I'm not sure how strongly it gets the point across though the children certainly do learn from good literature.
Any other ideas? I know HOD guides include character training content and I'm looking forward to those lessons (next year) but any simple ideas that I could begin to implement now would be great!
Blessings,
I would love to hear any suggestions for living books/materials that I could use with a 10 year old boy, a 7 year old boy, a 5 year old boy, and a soon to be 4 year old little girl that would help them to learn about proper/sweet manners, having pleasant attitudes, and just generally respecting other people and things (in that order!).
I have things that I use when the children need to be corrected (I like Doorposts's For Instruction in Righteousness for looking up particular issues), but I want something different than that. Not something to use when they are "in trouble", but something that I can use to train them in manners and maybe some basic etiquette. You know, proactive rather than reactive.
I have heard that the book Everyday Graces is good. I guess that would be very Charlotte Mason-like! I'm not sure how strongly it gets the point across though the children certainly do learn from good literature.
Any other ideas? I know HOD guides include character training content and I'm looking forward to those lessons (next year) but any simple ideas that I could begin to implement now would be great!
Blessings,
