Early Adolescence Book

Once Upon A Time Judith Martin, a/k/a Miss Manners, had a regular advice column in the newspaper (remembers those things?). In this column Miss Manners, an authority on etiquette, dispensed endless amounts of wisdom addressing everything from dinner parties, to weddings to rearing children.

It is the later that Martin addresses in her book, Miss Manners Guide to Rearing Perfect Children. What a delightful book. Full of real, practical advise dispensed with no small amount of humor, wit, and just the right amount of snark. The book is primarily a collection of letters Miss Manners received from her readers and, of course, her responses.

"There is no quick and easy way to rear a child. It takes eighteen years of constant work to get one into presentable enough shape so that a college will take him or her off your hands for the winter season, and it can easily take the child on permanently."

"Getting children to say 'Please' and 'Thank you,' directly and in writing, is one of the chief tasks of child-rearing. It is a simple matter, requiring about ten years of contant vigilance, but those who give up on it might as well'and generally do'concede failure on the entire enterprise of civilizing their young."

I highly recommend this book, it is great fun to read and, just look at how well my children turned out! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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