Play date manners

Lisa Gache, Manners & Etiquette Expert, shares advice for parents on the different manners to teach your child for play dates and how to best teach good play date manners
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Children should behave on a play date two different ways, depending on if they are hosting or if they are a guest in someone's home. When they are a guest in someone's home, the obvious, they should be respectful. They should be mindful not to go into the refrigerator themselves, but ask to be offered something. They should be also, sensitive to the host and go along with what the host would like to do. They should be sure to use their manners, and say "thank you," or ask for something using the word "please." On the flip side, when they are hosting a play date in their home, they should be the one to actually put their guests at ease. They should welcome them into the home, offer them food and beverage; and maybe ask them what they would like to do. Taking turns and sharing is the best way to show your guests that you care, and that you are happy that they came to your home to play.

Lisa Gache, Manners & Etiquette Expert, shares advice for parents on the different manners to teach your child for play dates and how to best teach good play date manners

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Lisa Gache

Manners & Etiquette Expert

Lisa Gaché is the foremost etiquette, manners and life skills expert for children from the parenting perspective. The Los Angeles Times named her company, Beverly Hills Manners, the etiquette school to "teach your kids to be polite." Her straightforward and doable advice has been featured on CNN, NPR, KTLA and “The Today Show” and in popular publications from USA Today and the New York Post to Woman’s Day magazine. Her contributions to blogs and websites range from the Los Angeles Times, AOL and The Huffington Post to SheKnows.com and MomLogic.com, as well as numerous parenting websites including ParentsAsk, Momversation, New Parent and Buttoned Up. Lisa has been a guest expert on a number of reality shows including “Charm School” on VH1, “Living with Ed” for the Discovery Channel and the soon to be aired “Mrs. Anka’s New PA”.  

In the fall of 2009, after almost eight years of working in her field, Lisa furthered her education by enrolling in The Protocol School of Washington, the first and only nationally accredited school to meet the high standards set by the ACCET and the US Department of Education. She received her certification as a Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol Consultant. 

Gaché is currently writing her debut book—the first fun and humorous parenting guide on manners for kids and teens. Her first manners App was released in early 2011 for both the iPhone and the Android. Lisa is a native New Yorker who was raised in Beverly Hills. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York and currently resides in Beverly Hills with her entertainment attorney husband and two young daughters.

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Children should behave on a play date two different ways, depending on if they are hosting or if they are a guest in someone's home. When they are a guest in someone's home, the obvious, they should be respectful. They should be mindful not to go into the refrigerator themselves, but ask to be offered something. They should be also, sensitive to the host and go along with what the host would like to do. They should be sure to use their manners, and say "thank you," or ask for something using the word "please." On the flip side, when they are hosting a play date in their home, they should be the one to actually put their guests at ease. They should welcome them into the home, offer them food and beverage; and maybe ask them what they would like to do. Taking turns and sharing is the best way to show your guests that you care, and that you are happy that they came to your home to play.