Teaching Young Children
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How early should you begin teaching children etiquette? As soon as the child is allowed to sit with the family at the dining table. You can teach young children not to grab at but to point at foods they desire.
Saying the name of the item out loud will help with word association.
Demonstrating that the bib or napkin is used to clean a messy mouth is a precursor to formal napkin etiquette training.
