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Show Table Manners? Set The Example daily at the table. He should not be expected to sit still until everyone has finished. When he is through, excuse him to play quietly in another room. He should not be allowed to distract those still eating by clowning around and making rowdy bids for attention. By NANCY MOORE THURMOND THUR-MOND Reinforcement of exemplary exem-plary eating habits and Emily Post table manners is the best way to encourage good behavior be-havior at the table. If a child's behavior is totally unacceptable, unaccept-able, unpleasant, distracting, and annoying, he should be sent away from the table to be alone until he feels he can behave. be-have. THERE IS nothing like a good dose of fresh air to improve im-prove anyone's appetite. However, if a child has been playing hard, whet his appetite by giving him a quiet time, time to unwind before coming to the table. Call him inside thirty minutes mi-nutes before you ring the dinner din-ner bell to wash up, calm down, and relax. He may also enjoy helping you finish preparing pre-paring the meal. A small child has difficulty staying still anywhere for prolonged pro-longed periods of time, espe- |
