CHILDREN AND COURTESY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16508, 19 August 1921, Page 9

CHILDREN AND COURTESY.

Everyone loves Airs X’s children. They iiave such perfect manners, and tnese seem to come naturally to them. Another mofcrer. whoso children arc not so well behaved, begged Airs X the other day to tell her the secret of their good behaviour. There's no secret about it,” she laughed. “Only from tho very beginning l have always insisted on their i observing the little courtesies of life ! towards each other. In so many families if is not thought necessary to say, ‘ Please',’ and ‘ Thank you.’ to each I other; books and toys, and even gloves J and handkerchiefs, arc borrowed vith- ; out asking permission., I do not let ! my children do that sort of thing, nor j ido I take liberties with them. They j knock before they come into my bed- j room, and I knock before I go into theirs; and we always observe the little ceremonies of morning and even- I ing greetings.' These are all. very trivial little things, T. know, but they make up the little courtesies of life, without which children become little barbarians.' 3 j