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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teach them to accept a compliment graciously.
Teach them how to write a thank you note.
Teach them how to behave at someone else's home (no feet on the furniture, no screaming or throwing things, no food away from the table, etc.). [/quote]

I grew up UMC and many of my friends are UMC.  I am a single mom and am in a “helping profession”—which is a nice way of saying I don’t make good money.  So, I live in a poorer, blue collar or no collar at all neighborhood. [b] The only kids who put their feet on my furniture and use bad manners in my house are the children of my UMC friends.  [/b]

I do agree with a PP’s comment about teaching your kids to advocate for themselves.  Being assertive without being aggressive or angry is something UMC people are able to do.

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I am the PP you are quoting. I don't think many people of any "class" teach their kids manners these days. Somehow that is too "restrictive". I am just listing things that perhaps in days gone by what many kids were taught that would reflect a better upbringing regardless of how much money they had.

I think the feet on furniture is reflective of not only lack of manners but entitlement. [/quote]

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