DINING FOR CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS
…a fun & dynamic approach to etiquette!

Wouldn't it be nice to enter adulthood with the skills necessary to handle daily encounters with confidence and grace?  In this fun and interactive course, your child or young adult will learn contemporary solutions for many of the often-intimidating social situations they encounter on a daily basis.  Far from the stuffy, formal "white glove" rules of past generations, these skills are for today's “real kids”. 

This course will impact their actions and attitudes as well as develop important leadership skills that will be carried through life.  Whether at home or at school, or interacting with peers and parents, each child will have the know-how and confidence to develop their own style and not just follow the crowd.

The Dining for Children program, which can be tailored for one or more child(ren), includes the following:

The Session Will Cover the Topics Below:

  1. OPENING
    1. Why We Are Here Today
    2. Who I Am/Who You Are -- Introductions
    3. Where These Skills Can Be Utilized
    4. How These Tools Can Be Used To Help Make Us More Generous, Kind & Successful

  2. INTRODUCTIONS / MANNERS
    1. Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Dr., Sir
    2. When We Don’t Know Names Or Feel Uncomfortable
    3. Handshaking
      1. Eye Contact
      2. Hand Pumps
      3. Firmness
    4. "Excuse Me”
    5. Please & Thank You
    6. Accepting Compliments
    7. When Are Hats Appropriate

  3. EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE
    1. Telephone & Cell Phone Etiquette
    2. Answering Machine Do's and Don'ts
    3. Making Friends and Respecting Others
    4. Kindness and Courtesy
    5. Speaking & Acting with Confidence
    6. Dealing with Bullies
    7. When You Feel Jealous
    8. Not Adding Fuel to the Fire...Not Causing Friction
    9. Respecting Adults
    10. Host and Guest Responsibilities
    11. Being a good sport, and much more...

  4. DINING ETIQUETTE
    1. Basic Table Manners
      1. Where To Sit/ Getting Into Chair
      2. Placement Of Feet And Hands
    2. Which Forks, Knives, Spoons & Glasses Are These?
    3. Eating Continental Style With Ease
    4. The Little Things You Never Thought You Would Need To Know
    5. Navigating a Formal/Informal Dinner…Those Little Questions…
      1. How To Remove Food From Mouth
      2. How Napkin Is Unfolded
      3. How To Open Sweet & Lo/Sugar Packets
      4. What To Do With Small Garbage At Your Place Setting
      5. Food On Clothes/Table/Floor…What Now?
      6. When You Are Allergic or Cannot Eat What Is Served
      7. Making Small Talk & Conversation
      8. What To Do When Everything Is Going Wrong
    6. Soup to Dessert Faux Pas
      1. How Is Soup Eaten
      2. Bread & Butter
      3. Continental Style Of Eating Main Course
      4. Silent Service Codes
      5. Toasting
      6. Dessert
      7. Tipping
      8. AND MUCH, MUCH MORE…

  5. GRATITUDE / THANK YOU’S
    1. Why & When Is A Thank You Note Appropriate
    2. What Should Be Written

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