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[quote=Anonymous]I think having good manners like 90 percent of the time is something nearly all kids can achieve. My kid with very severe ADHD will lose their temper and act in a way that I don’t like on occasion still but by mid elementary school using polite words to ask for things, introducing yourself and making polite conversation are just habits. I don’t think consequences are necessaries helpful, we just do what another PP mentioned- if the kids say “I want milk!” You say please ask nicely, you can say may I have milk please “ and wait for them to do it. My older kid is very proud of her nice manners and gets lots of praise from adults and this is incredibly motivating to her. I hope it sticks! Neither of my kids are push overs- we basically believe you can stand up for yourself in any situation politely. Obviously that is harder to enforce perfectly but I also don’t personally think of that as manners, I guess, more of a social skill that takes time to develop. [/quote]
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