Reformation of Manners III

Good manners lead to more friends or so says Judi the Manners Lady. It is amazing what you can find on YouTube. The most appropriate for my 14 year old son is Good Table Manners(1951) and watch the full 10 min. version- it stresses courtesy, consideration of others and common sense. Humm... do lack of manners lead to a lack of consideration for others? Are we "machines" that just need to refuel? If your family could use a tune up of table manners, also watch Judi the Manners Lady and there is a good 10 minute Emily Post clip. Good manners will help slow down the in-take of food, enhance the table talk, and improve digestion. If, as a nation, we really want to lower childhood obesity, it starts with having 4 or more family meals a week. Make this "private duty" a priviledge. Stand back and let's see what ills this reformation of manners can alleviate.