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Teaching good Manners Good manners
are a very important key to your child's social success, but they are
born with good qualities and it's the parents job to enhance it.
Teaching them good manners is the Parents responsibilities. Beyond teaching
"please" and "thank you" many parents aren't sure
how to teach their child good manners. Teaching a child what behavior is
expected is a daily process, and you'll have many opportunities each day
to nudge your child in the right direction. Keep these points in mind: Teach,
don't reprimand. Its
easy to assume that your child is purposely using bad manners, when in
fact, he just needs a lesson or two. Be specific when you teach your
child, and remember that many follow-up lessons will be necessary. So
instead of saying, "You didn't say Bismillah!" you can
respond this way, "It's not good to eat without saying Bismillah
first to, but if you don't, it's proper to say 'bismillahi fee awlahu wa
akhirahu'."In the name of Allah in the beginning and it's end
When
your child states her feelings in a less-than-polite way, you can
rephrase what she's already said in the way you find acceptable. So if
she says, "Yuck! I hate this green stuff." You can
politely correct her by saying, "What I'd like to hear you say
is, I'm not use to eating spinach'. "Remember the Prophet never
make a bad comment about food if he didn't care for it he would leave
it.
When
your child is displaying bad manners avoid nagging about the problem,
"Don't yell in the house!" Instead, teach what you DO
want "Please use a quiet voice." This method will keep
you more calm and in control, and will give your child an instruction to
follow.
When
kids are young they will spill and drop. It takes time to acquire the
motor skills necessary to be neat and tidy. Children will make social
blunders. It takes maturity to learn how to act in social situations.
Accept age appropriate mistakes for what they are: simple childishness Mercy
and Forgiveness is part of the character of the Muslims.
As
annoying as your child's lack of manners may be, resist the urge to
reprimand him in front of other people. Making a scene as you attempt to
teach your child proper manners, is, well, bad manners!
Whether
you are planning a visit to a friend's home, a night out to dinner at a
restaurant, take time before you go to coach your child on
the behavior you expect. Review the "rules" of good manners
and hopefully Insha Allah you'll more likely experience a pleasant time Give
reward if they behave the way you wanted them to.
When
you know your child has learned the proper way to behave its important
to expect those good manners. For example, if you've reminded your
six-year-old to say 'please', 'thank-you', "smile when giving
salaams", eating with his right hand', his du'as for eating,
sleeping, going to the bathroom and out side of the house"
since he was two, you should expect him to apply what he's learned. Be
consistent. Require good manners every day. Remind gently, be patience.
And over time Insha Allah you'll find your children turning into proper
Muslims man and women.
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