If you would be invited to a dinner at your friends or relatives house, are you confident to bring your kids with you? Whether it is just a dinner for the family and close kin, people, even your relatives, may think that you don’t teach your children the proper table manners. I remember the loud noises, murmurs, slurping and burping from my nephews and niece. Those are so irritating gestures kids could make, especially during mealtime. No matter how my brother excuses their children’s behavior, it still is so annoying to see them disgusting or grossing themselves.

I should still be positive and just look at the good side of them. One good thing to let the children know their flaws is to emphasize to them their good side. I say “Your mom and I were so pleased to see you when you covered your mouth when you were about to burp” in this case, I could let them know that they do good and they must continue doing it for them to be praised and applauded. Noticing and scolding them during or after a meal would turn their appetites off and their fate in you. Dinnertime is eating time and table manner lecturing is done before meal or during breaks. For family and relatives, make yourselves a good example. Show your kids proper manners in eating. Chatting is valid during mealtime but keep it low. Table manners are essential to a child’s upbringing. People may judge them on their table manners, better yet, insist in them these good manners not just in front of a meal.