Manners for a 2 yr. old....?

Question

Whenever people say hi to my daughter, she blows air out of her nose and growl at them them.
I tell her thats not nice and to say hi back, but it's not going through to her.
What should I do?

It's no big deal to me, I know she's too little to understand, but my husband DOESN'T like it. he's always apologizing to people, and I don't think there's anything to apologized for, am i wrong?

Answer 1

it will take time. it's her way of reacting to strangers. maybe she's having stranger anxiety. you might want to buy some books about manners and meeting people and read them to her, or talk to her or even play activity's (dolls) to demonstrate how she should act.

I dont think there's any reason to apologize either. I used to apologize like crazy to people too for my son and sometimes still do (he's 4). What I suggest and what I do instead of apologizing, is gently correct your child's behavior so that your child gets the reinforcement right then and there and so that your husband feels more comfortable, plus the person will know that you are working with your child on their manners (if thats your husbands concern).

Answer 2

I would say that she is not to young to understand. My son is 2 as well, and he is great about his manners, well, at least, please, thank you, and you're welcome. So, I don't think she too young, but I also don't think she is overly rude, or that it's abnormal. Even though my son is great about his manners most of the time, he still has his moments. Actually what I would try, at least for a little while is ignoring it. If it's the attention she is seeking, then it should soon stop. Do you or your husband stop to correct her always following her unique greeting? Sometimes kids do have a hard time figuring out what kind of attention is good, and what kind is bad. But hey, follow whatever advice works best for you, she's your child, and it might just end up being a trial and error sort of thing.

Answer 3

Yea its going through to her one ear and out the other. Hope its just a faze she's going through. Just ignore her. They really don't like to be ignored. Shes doing it because she gets a rise out of you. Ignore bad behavior and praise the good behavior. You may need to let the people know you are sorry for her behavior but don't have eye contact with her at all while shes doing this. After a time work on the hi thing again. Good luck. Terrible two's are great but wait for those professional three's right around the corner.

Answer 4

She's possibly looking the obstacles of how some distance you will enable her get away with it earlier doing something. I believe the third answer, 2 is incredibly youthful which you are able to be driving her, whether she is stable decrease than saddle you need to bypass away it somewhat longer earlier doing greater artwork. attempt performing some greater floor artwork to earn her appreciate and have faith and he or she ought to start to be greater friendly. Lunge artwork, unfastened-education and in basic terms some random haltering artwork will all help. do no longer do what the guy interior the 1st answer mentioned; hitting her will in basic terms make her worry you greater and that isn't help. even though you do, stable success and that i'm hoping she learns some manners! XD

Answer 5

At 2 they know better. I'd get angry and embarrassed if my kids did that. Mine have been brought up so they get time outs for being rude or misbehaving. They will learn to be polite if you teach them and discipline them. I mean time outs, not spanking or anything like hitting when I say discipline. But they are just little kids and since this is important to your husband maybe you all can work on it together with your daughter. We say please and thank you so much at our house, it's said 100 times during dinner alone! But our kids have picked it up and use good manners! It works!

Answer 6

Just keep telling her it's not nice and to say hi to those people who speak to her. She's not to little and she'll get the hang of it. Practice at home with her. If she's allowed to get away with it, she will continue to get worse. I'm a mom to 3 and an aunt to 12. I've seen others go through this.

Answer 7

I would tell her that she was not being polite. Then tell her that you expect her to be polite and respond to them with a "hi". Then make sure that she does this each and every time. This is not too much to expect from a 2 yr. old. I also make my children respond with a "yes please" or "no thank you" when they are asked a yes/ no question. Yeah or Nah doesn't work in our family. "Manners are important to everyone in the world" Barney says.

Answer 8

Everytime that she politely greets someone she gets a sticker on a sticker chart. When she has like five or ten, she gets a new toy or gets to make cookies with you.

Answer 9

DEAR
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SHE IS JUST TOO YEARS OLD JUST KEEP REPEAT PLEASE THANK YOU I LOVE YOU THINGS LIKE THIS NO ONE IS WRONG IN THIS MATTER NOW IF THE CHILD WAS VERY RUDE HURTFUL ETC I WOULD SAY YES BUT SHE IS NOT DOING THIS SO THE ANSWER IS THIS DOING TO TAKE TIME TAKE CARE GOOD LUCK.

Answer 10

BARNEY the song please and thank you and all his shows and encouragement from me and dad I cant believe it they have great manors. Now my 2 year old son say please and thank you I don't think I even taught him that he just herd his sister say it. I would do fake hellos with dad " hello how are you today " and " so nice to see you again" they repeat what they hear and say. Do they go to day care who is teaching this habit!