Teaching your baby to behave when going to the New Year is very important. Teaching children to behave is also teaching them etiquette, an important life skill. Here are very small rules, but are the most necessary politeness when a baby comes to someone else's house during Tet.
At what age can parents teach their children how to behave when they go to Tet?
By age 2, many children may understand that the rules at someone else's house will be different from the one at home. By age 4, children can learn more. Specifically:
Children understand and obey many of the rules of other people's homes
Understand and obey non-verbal cues to stop doing things (but sometimes kids get too excited to pay attention to your cues)
Remember not to step on walls and furniture
Do not run indoors. Sometimes babies still need reminders
Do not touch fragile objects, especially if the parents have reminded your baby
By age 8, children can participate in adult conversations for short periods of time (about 15 minutes). So around the age of 2, parents were able to teach him politeness when coming to someone else's house.
Rules that parents need to teach when they come to someone else's house to celebrate Tet
Do not step on furniture
Parents need to tell children that babies are not allowed to dance barefoot or wear shoes on furniture and furniture. In addition, the baby is not allowed to run indoors.
Let your baby know in advance what will happen
Children will not be surprised and upset if they know in advance that: "Dad, mother and uncle will sit in the kitchen, you and your aunt's daughter can play in the living room".
Create a distraction for your baby
If a parent visiting a home has no children to play with, parents can bring a favorite baby item. For example a booklet, coloring book, or toy. Children can sit and play with this item without bothering their parents.
Create a password for your child
This will signal your child that his / her behavior is inappropriate and must stop. For example, when I gently pull my ear, it means I have to stop. This way, parents can correct their child's bad behavior without embarrassing them.
How to remind your baby when you are at someone else's house
If the baby doesn't notice their parents' cues, or the baby has done something wrong, the parents can pull the child out in the yard. Then gently remind yourself of the rules when going to someone else's home. Do not scold children in front of strangers for embarrassing them.
Check for fragile objects
When entering someone's home, look for fragile objects. You can then ask the landlord for permission to put the item up. Example: "This vase is beautiful. My child will want to touch it. Can I put it on a shelf so it doesn't break?".
Be polite with food
On Tet holiday, many dishes will be placed on the table and very attractive to children. However, parents need to note that children wait for the host to invite food or drink to eat. In addition, babies are only allowed to eat a certain area, not to bring food to other places.
Respect the privacy of the landlord
Children are not allowed in rooms with locked doors. If your baby wants to go to the bathroom but the door is closed, knock on the door before going in.
Clean up before leaving
If the landlord gives the baby toys or books to read, the baby needs to put them back in place. If your child does not know where to put these objects, they need to put them neatly on the table to have the landlord put them away.
Use polite words
Parents need to teach children to say polite words when they come to someone else's house to celebrate Tet. For example, "please help me", "thank you", "hello uncle".
These are just very small courtesy but show that parents teach their children how to behave well when going to Tet. Parents should teach children good qualities from a young age, so that the baby will be successful and respected as an adult.
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