You’ve got the kids signed up for piano lessons, swimming, gymnastics and dance, but what’s left to fill their spare time?
Charm schools (aka etiquette lessons) for kids are cropping up as the newest skill development program in communities across the country. Send your little prince or princess once a week to find out which forks to use at dinner, how to welcome a guest to their home, and the proper way to address their elders.
You may roll your eyes, but I’ve had the opportunity to interview for a student intern position for the past few years, and I think many of these candidates could have benefited from charm school earlier in life. If only they’d been taught how to shake someone’s hand (look me in the EYES), and how to compose oneself during an meeting (no YAWNING please!!).
Etiquette clearly is a life skill, and it’s not covered in the school curriculum, so if you’re not confident in your own abilities to pass these lessons on, consider an extra-curricular program.
Barbie’s all over the latest trend with the newest DVD release, Barbie Princess Charm School, wherein Barbie stars Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl chosen to attend Princess Charm School. Introduce your little charmer to this world of manners and deportment with this innocent story.
For your chance to win one of 5 Princess Charm School prize packs (consisting of a Princess Charm School DVD and Barbie doll, valued at $40 each), please leave a comment with the one piece of etiquette advice you’d like to pass on to your child.
The contest ends on September 26, 2011.
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