Working parents would normally leave their children under the surveillance of caretakers. George (2017) illustrates  that parents' precious time that are filled with other responsibilities, particularly work will lessen their precious time with their love ones.

         Children would not know how to be polite if politeness is not instilled since childhood. Consequently, lack in teamwork, communication, or work either at home or workplace would be evident as they grow older(George, 2017). In a nutshell, manners should be nurtured since birth.

         A mistake many parents make when this occurs is to maintain parenting the way they were during their teenager’s childhood. Worse, they become overly controlling and nosy in their parenting style. Barker (2018) argues that teen should be treated differently to a child.

         Trying to have a parent-child connection with your teen by trying to constantly interfere your teenager’s life will only push your teenager further away. If your teen feels like you are being overly controlling, they will put up a wall to resist. The easiest way is by being rude.

Parents are responsible to teach manners where manners should be taught since childhood. Children would most likely to be impolite for most of their lives, if they have not been introduced to what’s right or to what’s wrong (Chris, 2015)

         Moreover, if parents let their children to ignore what they are saying, be disrespectful to them, or they see their parents let other people step on them, they will find it hard to have respect on them.

         In another case, parents should also have respect to their child. Parents that are constantly being harsh, ignoring their child, whom parents should know, children and teenagers need their attention; these kids will find it easy to disrespect them.

       “A 2014 study by the Boston Medical Center, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that 75 percent of families observed at fast food restaurants checked their smart phones during the meal. About one-third of parents were on their smart phones the entire meal.”(Mandell, 2015)

 

         Mandell (2015) adds that he is more worried with parents modelling improper behaviour in front of their children. For example, parents paying no attention to their children during meals while being on their devices. These rude behaviours are normally observed and copied by children from parents, teachers, movie stars. Basically, they are copying the behaviours based on what they see.

 

         Nowadays, manners are not given much attention either at home or school. Under a survey done to parents, three-quarter said kids nowadays are less polite when they, themselves were growing up. This result shows how different is kids nowadays compared during our ancestors.

It has been illustrated that boys have learned to give up their seats for women on the bus and to open the door for them years before their first crushes (Krueger.A , 2015). Khalil.A,2015 has also argued that we should stand up and give up our seat if we saw an older person walk in a room l, or riding a public transportation as being told by the elders. So, it is common sense that one way of being polite is being respectful of others.

        In conclusion, these rude behaviours are hunting us down. Therefore, the reason why these acts are becoming more common must be identified and overcame gradually.

     Other than that ,it has been claimed that a courteous person that has no wealth is more likeable than one who is wealthy and is not courteous (Korrapati 2015). Courtesy is very important in life because when you are courteous people have a good impression of you and respect automatically follows, instead of hatred.For example, saying “Hello” to the person who works as reception, person who cleans the loos,the person serving you coffee and many more. Because of that it will help reduce their stress by paying attention to these little things, which in our own lives have a knock on effect.

     Elders, seniors and parents have a great role to play in making our society and nation courteous and well behaved(Singh 2013). Then, why do we still have rude people among us? What is the main cause of rudeness exactly?

     Even though we have been taught to say "thank you" and you're welcome"since you were child, does it mean that you are courteous? No, because courteous attitude is more than that (Bolling 2013). Showing respect or being polite is directly related to courteous behaviour (Pickhardt 2011). But do you know how to show your respect? Do you know how to be polite? Continue reading this e-newsletter to know more...