Hopefully you will have either downloaded and saved or printed the Positive Start for Kids manual listed in the Introduction.

Simply follow the manual from start to finish along with these mini video lecture to walk through each of the 10 life Skills.

Here we look at life Skill number 1: Courtesy

“If Courtesy can open doors, then not using it can certainly shut them.”

1. The manual and video provide you with an explanation of what it means to be courteous:

- Paying attention to people you are with

- Being polite (please, thank you, listening)

- Respect for others

and the benefits of being courteous:

- Being courteous opens doors

- Being courteous makes others want to help you more

- Positive experiences

- Connecting with people in an ever-more virtual society

2. There are two tasks to complete with the children in the manual to help anchor the lessons you teach.