Good manners represent our values concerning social style.Manners signal our respect for o

Good manners represent our values concerning social style. Manners signal our respect for other people and are essential in gaining the acceptance of others. Two-year-old children playing on a slide will stand in line, respecting each other's turn. If an aggressive child crowds in, the "line" will decide as a group whether to allow it or to shove him out. By the age of 2, a child is already expected by his game-mates to respect the rules of the game. And rules, like manners, define the behavior. that others expect from us. A child who is either too aggressive or too retiring to follow the rules is labeled an undesirable by the other children.