Health Tip: Teaching Your Child Table Manners

Regular family meals offer a chance to eat healthy foods and practice good table manners.

When should your child learn table etiquette? Here are suggestions from the American Academy of Pediatrics:

At age 4, teach your child to hold utensils properly, including supervised use of a table knife.
Teach your child not to talk with a mouth full of food.
Have your child use a napkin.
Don’t allow your child to reach across someone else’s plate.
Set a good example by modeling good table manners.

Source: HealthDay