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“Mother, meet my friend Elise Pelsinski. Elise, this is my
mother Nancy Wiker,” said Dana. “Pleased to meet you,”
Elise responds as she looks Mrs. Wiker in the eye, smiles,
Dana knows that good telephone manners are needed.
Part of good telephone etiquette is learning to take write
down messages.
Learning to use chopsticks takes lots of practice. Since
Dana practices at home, she hopes that when she eats out
with friends, she’ll be able to eat neatly.
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Dana is aghast as she watches her friend place a whole piece of bread on her plate
and then butter it with the butter knife. Bread should always be broken in half before
buttering. Use the butter knife to slice off a sliver to place on your plate. Never use the
butter knife to butter your bread.
Practice Good Manners
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
LITITZ (Lancaster Co.)
When nine-year-old friends Elise
Pelsinski and Dana Wiker had a
day off from school this week,
they spent at practicing good
manners.
They had lots of laughs and a
few spills learning how to eat with
chop sticks.
Dana’s mother, Nancy Wiker,
who is a home economist for Lan
caster Extension, set one table with
china, crystal stemware, and
silverware, and another table with
plates and chopsdcks.
Place settings with three spoons,
two forks, and a knife no longer
confuses these two girls.
“This is the soup spoon,” Elise
pointed out
“And, this one is for dessert,"
Dana said of the one that is left
after using the first one with the
main dish.
Like most of their friends, the
two girls grow up hearing that
good manners mean “elbows off
the table," and “napkins on your
lap."
But Dana and Elise also know
that when they are finished eating,
they should place their utensils on
the middle of their plates and lay
their napkins on the table.
They know the butter knife is
not to be used for spreading butter
on their bread. Although for some
fun during the picture-taking ses
sion, Elise did use it to butter her
bread much to Dana’s horror.
Soup should be eaten by spoon
ing it away from your body.
The girls practiced meeting
strangers and introducing each
other to their mothers.
“You should look the adult in
the eye when you say ‘hello’ and
shake their hand,” Dana said.
Dana’s mom teaches parents on
how to teach children good man
ners. Mrs. Wikcr said that role
playing is a good way for children
to leant good manners.
Manners don’t only show when
people are watching you. Manners
show over the telephone. Practice
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At first spooning soup away from her is a bit awkward, but
Elise learns that this method helps prevent the soup from
slopping on her while eating soup.
good telephone manners. Identity of me giving mc a gift.”
yourself and learn how to take “And, always, write a thank you
messages. .... note," Dana said.
What do you do if the unex- -jy ght awa y," her mother said,
pected happens? For example, they forget”
what do you say if someone gives
you a gift that you don’t like? Many books are available on eti-
Should you lie? quette f or children and teen-agers.
Mrs. Wiker prepares her child- p or a listing of resource books,
ren for these unexpected ocassions senc i a self-addressed stamped
by having them role play the event envelope to Nancy Wiker, 1383
and say, “Thank you for thinking Arcadia Dr., Lancaster, PA 17601.
WHICH TWO ARE EXACTLY ALIKE?
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