| An etiquette school for children specializes in teaching | | | | behaviors could be in such situations. To encourage |
| a specific set of social skills to children. You can find | | | | openness, role-playing games are also used to |
| an etiquette school in nearly every part of the | | | | enhance the learning experience. This phase of the |
| country. Their lessons vary, but eventually, there is | | | | learning of proper etiquette may include grooming |
| convergence between all of them. | | | | lessons, lessons on how to dress up properly for |
| The best etiquette schools are capable of training | | | | social occasions, etc. |
| even the youngest children in the proper way of | | | | After a fun introduction to proper etiquette, an |
| behaving when in the presence of other people. The | | | | etiquette consultant or coach may move on to |
| main advantage of such schools is that they provide | | | | discussing how to best behave in public. Children are |
| an authority figure to the children. This is a | | | | taught how they can be kinder and more polite in |
| well-known phenomenon - children are actually more | | | | their everyday life. |
| receptive to authority figures outside their home. | | | | Simple things like asking gently when they want |
| When you enroll your child in such a school, expect | | | | something, or being a good sport when playing with |
| that there are group classes and one-on-one | | | | friends has a huge impact on how children are |
| coaching. The power of the lessons is often | | | | understood and accepted into social circles. By |
| developed during the one-on-one coaching, where | | | | removing the 'edge' associated with ultra-modern |
| children are motivated to practice proper etiquette | | | | living (extreme competitiveness, extreme |
| because it matters. | | | | individualism, etc.) a child is taught that there are |
| We believe that these schools are important because | | | | other ways of approaching ordinary situations. |
| really, good manners are not hardwired into a | | | | After discovering the various gems of proper |
| human's brain. They must be learned, remembered, | | | | etiquette that can be used in the public setting, |
| applied and constantly enforced. | | | | coaches 'zoom in' on individual aspects of daily living, |
| What does an etiquette school offer? Usually, the | | | | such as eating out in a fine restaurant. Table manners |
| school divides the lessons into distinct phases. The | | | | are taught. This is not about merely knowing which |
| first phase usually involves a discussion of why | | | | fork to use when eating dinner. It's about being polite |
| proper etiquette must be learned. | | | | enough during mealtime that a child can eat with |
| Children are given a variety of situations and the | | | | anybody without running the risk of offending |
| coaches ask questions about what the best | | | | anyone. |