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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't do "gentle parenting". Teach obedience. Underrated skill these days.

Model politeness yourself (don't snap at wait staff, say please and thank you, etc.).

Nip interrupting habits in the bud. We started teaching our child not to interrupt at 2. It is still a work in progress but we do not tolerate it.[/quote]

I promise that your kid will one day either run away or completely rebel against everything you teach them. It’s a story as old as time.[/quote]

Oh really? Most kids I see who have nice manners have parents who instilled it in them.  It doesn’t mean they’re kept on a short leash. It just means they’re taught to be kind to people, address adults appropriately, say please and thank you, make conversation, hold the door open, make eye contact and smile. It’s not difficult. [/quote]

I do all that and am instilling it in my kids, but also do "gentle parenting." My kids are super polite.

I think the key is modeling, plus I use a lot of positive reinforcement, like praising my kids for sitting up and saying please and thank you and no interrupting when we go out to dinner. If they fail to do those things, I don't harp on it but I don't praise, and we might leave dinner early or skip a treat afterwards. But it's not really a punishment, just a recognition that my kids aren't in the right space to be out in public that day.

You can raise polite kids and still be gentle. I'd argue those are complimentary goals, actually, since gentle parenting is mostly about not yelling or losing your cool, neither of which is polite.[/quote]

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