Manners Matter! E-Book

Veronica Zysk

• Herausgeber: Future Horizons
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Serie: Temple Talks to Kids
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 17

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

For decades, Temple Grandin has been a voice and a positive force in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community. Through her books and speaking engagements she has inspired and enlightened teachers, therapists, professionals, mother, fathers and family members with her perspectives about life with autism. Now, in Manners Matter! Temple steps away from the world of adults and talks directly to kids themselves, sharing her experiences living with and growing up with autism in kid-friendly language and colorfully illustrated stories and characters. This first book in the Temple Talks to Kids series focuses on manners and social niceties, what Temple considers to be the key that unlocks doors to social interaction, social acceptance, and social opportunities across our lives. Children will delight in Temple’s familiar cowgirl style, straight-shooting language about the importance of manners and adults will appreciate the hard-won wisdom and advice she provides.

Temple Grandin says having good manners is very important! Sometimes, it is hard to understand these rules and “social stuff,” and there can be so much to remember. But manners help people live together and get along well. They will also help you on your way to achieve your goals and dreams. Temple is here to help, showing different ways to use your manners, such as:

• The importance of “please” and “thank you”

• Table manners

• Everyday manners

• Manners in public . . . and so much more.

There are lots of simple ways to show good manners, and your friend Temple is here to lead the way. You’ll learn a lot, and have fun practicing, too . . . because after all, MANNERS MATTER!

Leseprobe

Temple Talks to Kids Series: MANNERS MATTER!

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Dedication

To the child spirit in all of us, where we find a world of magic and possibilities in a jar of fireflies

A Personal Note to Kids from Temple Grandin

As a child of the 1950s, manners were taught to all children. The social rules around manners were the same at my house as they were at my friends’ houses. When I went to other homes to play with my friends, the other mothers corrected all the children. Teaching children good manners was considered important, and everyone pitched in.

The structured ways that manners were taught in the 1950s and the general expectation that all kids would learn manners helped many children who were socially awkward to adapt. I can think of several college friends and teachers who were probably Asperger’s with no speech delay. Having good manners helped them keep and hold jobs. Their manners made socializing easier. People would overlook some of their quirkiness because they functioned within the social rules of the time.

Be true to yourself. You are different, but not less. It is acceptable to be eccentric. Eccentric and unique is fine, but being rude, unkind, or not knowing how to interact with others at the basic level of “please,” “thank you,” or “excuse me” is never acceptable. Manners help people exist together and get along with each other. They will open doors that will give you a chance to express yourself, be yourself, and achieve your goals and dreams. I know from experience that this is possible. Just keep learning and trying!

—   Temple Grandin

Professor of Animal Science

Colorado State University