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Teaching Good Manners
Today in Britain there is disagreement over how children should be taught to be … . Should parents force their children … “please” and “thank you”, for instance? Or are there … methods they could use?
Most parents still believe that teaching good … to their children is essential. However, it does seem ironic that
the methods still often include bullying, … and threats.
On the other … , there are some ... which have a completely different attitude. Their philosophy is … on the
idea that a small child will copy adults. … should set a good example. In addition, adults should be more … .
Children shouldn’t be expected, for instance, to sit perfectly still while they are … for food in a café.
The good manners of Britain today date back to the last century when children were considered to be ... who
needed to be trained before they could be accepted into adult society. Yet in countries … as Brazil, children
can be seen everywhere with adults and their behaviour is nothing to be … of. So, perhaps if children in
Britain were allowed to be seen more in … , they would be able to behave much better.
