OT: Manners/Being Respectful Books/Materials

[DHT1999]

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,

[annaz]

I have Everyday Graces. Also the book Right Choices is good as well, although a bit young for your oldest. Character Training Day by Day is also good.

[8arrows]

Polite Moments is good.

[Mom2Monkeys]

This site has several to choose from... www.graceandtruthbooks.com

I have Everyday Graces as well and love it! It's so sweet

[mariaw]

Here are some free ones from Old Fashioned Education (some websites, some ebooks):

http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/character.htm

We particularly like the Goops! My oldest is 8, however.

[Daisy]

I love Laying Down the Rails at Simply Charlotte Mason. It covers just about every habit you can imagine and breaks them down by mental habits, moral habits, physical habits, etc. It comes with a checklist in the back with a complete list. Great resource. You can buy it as a download or in spiral bound form (that's what I did).

http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/l ... on-habits/