Please. Thank you. Yes ma’am. Sit down. Eat your peas. Drink your milk. Manners Made Easy For the Family is one, little pink book packed with Christian etiquette for all 365 days of the year.
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Manners Made Easy
June Hines Moore, Christian etiquette expert and author, makes lessons easy at just a paragraph or two a day.
Each lesson/day offers:
- One manner or lesson a day
- One suggestion for the family for practice
- One Bible verse or quote for application
Manners Were God’s Idea First
Manners Were God’s Idea First“All manners, both socially and in business, are based on the Bible, especially on Luke 6:31 where God gave us the Golden Rule: Do for others as you would like them to do for you. From this beginning, manners touch everything we do.” ~ June Hines Moore
Inside the book:
- Meeting and Greeting
- Making Introductions
- Telephone Manners
- The Perfect Guest
- The Gracious Host
- Church Manners
- Electronic Etiquette
- The Words We Say
- Public Manners and Traveling
- Notes and Letters
- Fine Dining
- Other Good Manners
- 31 Days to Good Manners
“Let your countenance be pleasant.” ~ George Washington
What we love:
- short, eye-opening lessons
- examples for practice
- Biblical and practical application
How we use Manners Made Easy:
I keep the little pink book close by our kitchen table. So, immediately following – or while the children are still finishing up – lunch, I read a lesson. We discuss the manner and then practice it. (How We Fit in All the Extras)
Manners Made Easy for Teens: 10 Steps to a Life of Confidence, Poise and Respect
Manners Made Easy for Teens: 10 Steps to a Life of Confidence, Poise and RespectWhen I ordered Manners Made Easy, I noticed that Ms. Moore had a new resource for teens. Since I have two young adults, I ordered Manners Made Easy for Teens. My two eldest browse this book a couple of times a week.
The teens book offers fun exercises (role-playing interactions, quizzes, demonstrations, tips, Q&A sessions) in:
- Making a good impression
- How to make conversation
- The dating game
- Public Manners
- The job interview
- What to wear
- RSVPs and thank you notes
- Cell phones and email
- Being a host/being a guest
- Eating etiquette
In my opinion, the teens years are the perfect time to fine tune these manner skills. The teen years are a highly productive time of first jobs, college applications, more responsibility – all which point to the need for social confidence and etiquette.
Where to purchase?
You can find both Manners Made Easy books on Ms. Hines’ website. A student/teacher workbook is available as well.
You can also purchase these resources via {affiliate} Amazon.
In summary, these two Manners Made Easy books not only offer us daily practice in etiquette, they teach the Biblical reasoning behind manners. A wonderful Golden Rule tool!
Homeschooling for over seventeen years now, Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos with five children. She is author of You ARE an artist art curriculum for all ages, a cookbook series and helpful homeschool habits at Hodgepodge. She and her husband, Steve, are owners of The Curriculum Choice.
-originally published 2012
Homeschooling since 2000, Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos with five children. She has seen the fruits of home education with three grads so far! With their You ARE an artist art curriculum she, "Nana" and her family are passionate about growing a love of art. She also shares helpful homeschool habits at Hodgepodge and is author of the book, Help! I’m Homeschooling! She and her husband, Steve, are owners of The Curriculum Choice.
These look marvelous, Tricia! (Although I have an inkling that your children’s manners are already steps above their peers….)
I’ll link to this from my blog!
These really are marvelous…love all the quotes throughout. These are most practical books and I’m so grateful to Ms. Hines for them. Thanks Ellen!
These sound very interesting! (If I can get over the fact that the one book is pink! *grin* I have boys…) Thanks for sharing about this resource!
Well, maybe you could make a nice, blue, paper cover for that little pink book! If it’s any consolation – my two boys haven’t said anything about the color Thanks Dawn!
Tricia, thank you for the review! In the teens book, would this be appropriate for a tween? I am also wondering what her take is on dating? Thank you!
Sally, the little pink Manners Made Easy book works perfectly for the whole family. I’d hold off as long as you can. We have used the Manners for Teens book mainly for more social practicing (making introductions, starting a conversation, body language, etc.) and the job interview discussions with my 13 and 15 year-olds. We have not honestly spend time in the dating section yet since our views are more in line with courtship. However, I believe this section is very tastefully presented and could be very useful and adapted to your future needs. The learning objective for the section states: ” to gain useful knowledge as you grow socially in purity and maturity.” It also introduces the section with a Webster’s definition of dating and giving the example of parents going on a date night. “your parents probably have established rules in your home for when you will go out with friends of the opposite sex, probably in groups first.” The student also has an opportunity to interview a married couple whose relationship is admired and trusted. I hope this helps Sally! ~ Tricia
Thank you for your concise review! I also have a tween and I am wondering….I was given the student/teacher workbook and I am about to order the hardcover; in your opinion, should I order the teen workbook, or just go ahead and use the one I have? DS is 12, so he is in-between.
Thanks!! Abbey
Abbey- I would use the one you have. There is so much to be gained from the lessons in the regular Manners Made Easy book! (if I am reading your question right – you have the regular book).
Hi! I am currently researching some character trait books/curriculums for my 3 young children (oldest is 6 and we homeschool) I am just so confused by all the resources out there! My question is:is this the only character training book you use or can you recommend any others?.We try and teach character and manners in our everyday life and from the bible but sometimes I just feel we need that little bit extra to give some practical examples… I am going to check out this book too, thank you for the review!
Hi Julie – thanks for your comment. It surely can get confusing with so many great resources out there. Like you, we use the Bible for character training. But this little, pink Manners Made Easy book is the only one we use. Hope that helps!
I can’t find a hardcover version of “Manners Made Easy for the Family”. Any suggestions?
Hi Linsey – it looks like you can buy a book via Ms. Hines website http://www2.bhpublishinggroup.com/manners/books.asp and there are also several options via Amazon (our referral link) https://amzn.to/2tCzCBc
Why can’t I find this book anywhere?!
Hi! I did a search on Amazon and it looks like there may be one copy. Then there is a digital version as well.