Etiquette

I just discovered www.emilypost.com tonight, and the Parents and Children section is especially good.

In the letter to parents we are reminded that children learn from their adults (ouch), and that unless manners are rooted in respect, consideration and honesty, they are "hollow rules to be memorized and soon forgotten." But if, as you teach the steps to good manners, you respect your children, show them what consideration is, and are honest, "the manners you teach will be meaningful, and your children will take them to heart."