Charm School or Etiquette Lessons in Round Rock??

I understand the need to teach your little girl proper behavior, I have a 5 year old daughter myself. Try positve reinforcement and not making such a big deal out of bad behavior. She'll try to get attention in any way she can good or bad.
As far as silliness goes, she's only six. She has the rest of her life to be 'mature'. Enjoy her now, she won't be little forever.

Hi,
My granddaughter was a bit much too when she was this age. It may just be a stage they go through. I bought her a book called, "A Little Book of Manners: Courtesy & Kindness for Young Ladies" by Emilie Barnes, Anne Christian Buchanan, and Michal Sparks. Her father thanked me for it. There is another one that sounds good and is called, “Manners Made Easy: A Workbook for Student, Parent, and Teacher” by June Hines Moore it has a Christian base. But if that is not you cup of tea, then just search manners for children on Amazon.com. I applauded you for caring about how your child will turn out in a world that seems to have lost the ability to be polite and civil to fellow humans.

She is 6! She is supposed to be silly.

Ok. She is 6 years old ? Some "immature behavior" is completely normal! You wouldn't want her acting all grown up yet. Practice good manners yourself at home, and she is sure to follow. You are her number one example.

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There are no "charm schools" that I know of in the area -sorry. Children learn social skills at school and from family. It's ok to be silly, maybe you mean something specific that's not appropriate for her age? But a 6 year old who doesn't know all the rules yet and acts silly sometimes sounds normal to me. Is she in school?

Hi S.,

I can so appreciate your desire to have an outside source reinforcing your emphasis on social skills. I have heard of a few in the past, but don't know of any currently. So I don't really have a resource for you but want to encourage you to continue training your daughter on how to behave in various circumstances. At 6, some of it may stick, but so much of it will be learned from your behavior in social situations. When you are thanking your host/hostess for having you over, make sure she is with you, hearing how you say it and how you respond to the others. And then perhaps as you drive home discussing why it is 'good manners' to say thank you, ... showing regard for others, appreciation, etc.

And it is always good to have lots of healthy outlets for the silliness! And perhaps discussing later why it was fun and appropriate to be silly and have fun in that way in that environment and perhaps seeing if she can think of places/times/situations when it would not be appropriate.

Just some random thoughts on the process. My daughter is 8 and I want for her, too, to feel comfortable behaving in an appropriate manner in a variety of situations and to be a blessing to those around her. And to have fun being 8, too!

HTH,
A.