Manners Blog
Manners Tips: Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
Manners Tips for “Taking Your Daughters and Sons To Work Day” For over 22 years, the “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Program”, has partnered with corporations to host our nation's children in the workplace. The program is designed for...
How to Teach Table Manners at Home
How to Teach Children Table Manners What are your fondest memories from childhood? I bet it is not the beautiful red coat you received for your birthday or the shiny patent leather shoes. Most of our fond memories are centered around family...
Birthday Party Etiquette for Children
Birthday Parties! Teaching Your Children about Being a Gracious Host and a Good Guest Every little girl and boy gets invited to birthday parties. Plenty of them I am sure. What fun! Whether you host the party, or take your son or daughter to one,...
Holiday Etiquette with Eloise at The Plaza
Simply Charming Holiday Etiquette with Eloise Tuesday, November 26 4-5:30pm Celebrate the holiday in style with etiquette instructor, Lisa Taylor Richey. Learn how to greet your guests, set the table, sit like a lady, sip your tea and...
Tea with Eloise at The Plaza
Join me and Eloise to learn everything you need to know about afternoon tea. The events are in New York at the famous Eloise Boutique. You will learn how to dine, dress, drink tea, and be confident forever! Reservations are an absolute must! So...
The Importance of Saying Please, Hello and Thank You for Children
Have you ever read any of the “Eloise” books to your children? I smile when Eloise says, “Thank you very much and charge it please." This is a very easy scene to visualize. Maybe this is a great way to start your little ones off with the...
How to Teach Children to be Grateful
No one is born grateful. Being aware that someone has done something nice for you is not a natural behavior for children...it is learned. When teaching a manners class for children, thank you note writing is always at the top of the list,...
Care.Com: Seven Ways to Boost a Child’s Confidence
One of the greatest joys when teaching children manners, is to watch their level of confidence sky rocket...almost instantaneously. It is the awareness, the attention to how it feels to be confident on the inside that makes the biggest impact. An...