children’s etiquette

Gossiping at any age is still mean girl behavior

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A wise person once said: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.” We all try not to talk about people. Gossiping after all has such a negative connotation. We understand that there is a gray area between discussing something that happened, talking about a certain person, and voicing opinions on celebrities. [...]

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You can’t avoid death or telling children about it

old cementery in Hudson Valley

Parents know that at some point they’ll have to discuss the subject of death with their children but most try not to think about the circumstances that will initiate the conversation. Unfortunately, last week our town suffered a terrible tragedy and many parents faced having that conversation with their children. There isn€™t an easy way [...]

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Winning, it’s all in the attitude

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My daughter won a blue ribbon this weekend. We were rather surprised, to say the least, since this was her first horse show. At some point during the show, one of the other riders had what could only be described as a bit of a fit. In a younger child we would have called it [...]

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Children’s Etiquette Lesson: Boy Were My Kids Mad!

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Today, my children were spitting mad with me. To the point that I’m sure they wanted to strangle me. My daughters were taught a hard lesson about compromise and decision making that they didn’t quite expect. Frankly, I didn’t plan on an etiquette lesson teaching my children manners. It’s not like a weekly piano lesson [...]

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Should children have personalized stationery?

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I recently wrote about thank you notes which prompted a thought about note cards and personalized stationery. Many adults have personalized stationery but what about children? Is it ridiculous for young children to have personalized stationery to write a note card? While I’m quick to get on my soap box about keeping things age appropriate, [...]

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