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Is it Asking too Much to Expect a Thank You from an 8-10 Year Old Grandchild?

It is becoming more apparent that a good many of the youth of today are void one of the most important social skill-mannerism. Long gone are the days of "Please and thank you", and yet, who is to blame for this void? For older generations, or better yet, a grandparent, it is a blatant sign of disrespect when their 8 to 10 year old grandchild does not say a simple "Thank you". However, if their 8 to 10 year old is routinely not saying those two simple polite words, they probably were not saying it even before they were in the age range of 8 to 10. If you are a grandparent of a grandchild who does not reflect a sense of polite mannerism, it may be helpful to take a good hard look at the child's life in general.

Where are polite mannerisms learned? As with any child, their first teacher(s) are their parents. In order to instill manners such as saying "Please and thank you", it has to be a commonly heard practice within the child's home environment. Children learn manners by practicing what they see from a very early age. This means that the grandparents should be looking at their own children, who are now parents, to explain why little "Sarah" or "Joey" do not feel the need to say "Thank you". By the time the child is 8 or 10, it should be a common practice to say "Thank you", although, at these ages, the child probably has other things on their mind. But, if the parents encouraged and practiced good manners themselves from the time the child could speak, the child will generally utilize the manner more often then not.

Why do 8 to 10 year olds forget to say "Thank you"? It is time to take a look into the life of an 8 to 10 year old. Today, an 8 to 10 year old no longer lives the luxury of a simple and innocent life. They are often stressed out by all that is expected of them. Take a look at the type of curriculum that an 8 to 10 year old is expected to soak up, comprehend, interpret, understand, and then test on, and then add in to that equation the pace at which they are expected to go at in order to cover all the work that is now expected of them. Despite educators believing that children of today can handle this often advanced work, the child development of the brain has not changed since days long gone. So, schools are cramming more advanced work into young brains at such a pace that it winds up stressing the child because they do not always get it, yet it is expected of them.

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