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Essay on Comparison/ Contrast
Good manners offer a lifetime of benefits. The rewards are too numerous to articulate and the cost is negligible. Not many investments boast such a considerable return. Parents are responsible for their children’s behavior. Fortunately, there is much that parents can do help their children avoid the consequences of inconsiderate actions and harvest the considerable rewards for polite behavior.
This world would be a much more pleasant place if courtesy was prevalent. When delivered with kindness and consideration, our words and actions are better received. When we treat others well, we feel better about ourselves, our lives, and those around us. Most importantly, we contribute to the happiness of those around us rather than offending them or hurting them. Polite behavior allows us to make and keep friends more easily. In fact, good manners make all relationships better including those with family members, teachers, bosses and colleagues (Moore, 1997).
On the flip side, poor manners may be the genesis of many childhood offenses like bullying and vandalism, and also much of the poor behavior we see from adults like road rage, foul language and crime. Habitual good manners could determine the difference in life between success and failure. The benefits are not limited to any particular age group, however, as with many valuable habits, the path is much less arduous if you learn as a child. Sadly, learning polite behavior to the point it becomes habitual is not in the mainstream of most childhood development programs. Parents have to reinforce the desired behavior each time their children are exposed to new sets of outside influences. The goal is to have polite behavior become the norm for your child. They should learn to expect polite behavior from others (Turansky, Miller, 1995).There are a variety of reasons why children act in an ill-mannered way.....
