Manners for Young Children

Please, thank you, excuse me and I'm sorry: the small words that tell people we care how they feel.

1. Saying Please
2. Saying Thank You
3. You're Welcome
4. Saying Excuse Me
5. Saying I'm Sorry
6. When Someone Says Sorry
7. Kind Words, Not Unkind Ones

Greeting people, saying goodbye, what to call grown-ups, and knowing it is fine to say no and tell.

1. Saying Hello
2. A Wave, a Hello or a Handshake
3. Saying Goodbye
4. What to Call Grown-Ups
5. It's Okay to Say No and Tell

Taking turns, sharing, joining in, asking first, being a good sport, and the difference between tattling and telling.

1. Taking Turns
2. Sharing
3. Joining In and Letting Others In
4. Asking Before You Borrow
5. Good Winners and Good Losers
6. Tattling or Telling?

Listening ears, waiting to talk, using the right voice for the place, and saying hello on the phone.

1. Listening Ears
2. Waiting to Talk
3. Inside Voice, Outside Voice
4. Saying Hello on the Phone

Clean hands, sitting well, the napkin, chewing with the mouth closed, asking for what you need, and asking to be excused.

1. Clean Hands for Meals
2. Sitting at the Table
3. Napkin on Your Lap
4. Waiting Until Everyone Is Served
5. Chewing with Your Mouth Closed
6. Please Pass the Peas
7. No, Thank You
8. May I Please Be Excused?

Playdates at a friend's house and at yours: being a good guest, a good host, and following each family's rules.

1. Being a Good Guest
2. Being a Good Host
3. Other Houses, Other Rules
4. Thanking Your Host

Lines, stores, libraries, quiet places, the doctor's office, doors, and covering coughs and sneezes.

1. Waiting in Line
2. At the Store
3. At the Library
4. Quiet Places
5. At the Doctor's Office
6. Holding the Door
7. Covering Coughs and Sneezes

Tidying up, noticing how others feel, opening a gift kindly, and making a thank-you picture or note.

1. Tidying Up
2. Noticing How Others Feel
3. Opening a Gift Kindly
4. A Thank-You Picture or Note