Leading by example
She generally does it when she’s tired, or after a ‘row’ with another child, but it never fails to embarrass me.
In a situation like this, I’m told parental modelling of good behaviour is the way to go so, one afternoon in the supermarket — with my daughter in full arm-swinging-shouting mode — I smile cheerily and say ‘hi’ to perfect strangers. It works — soon my toddler is charming everyone in the aisles with her friendly good manners.
