KIDS DINING ETIQUETTE 101 (with an Expert Coach!)

When Presley turned 7 and was still eating with her hands, I thought it would fun to try a dining etiquette class! From twirling pasta to cutting with silverware to exactly where to place napkin when you use the restroom... forget the kids, I learned a ton! ;) HUGE Thanks to Rachel Isgar, Corporate Etiquette Coach, Speaker & Author. Check her out! www.pleasepasst... xx Elle
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[@lindamann1645]

Hi Elle! Im going to show this to my two older kids! Lord knows they need it 😁 LOL The kiddos were so adorable 😊 Great video 😊 Happy Early Thanksgiving! I 💖WUM!

[@kaylaydoesthings7062]

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[@lindamann1645]

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Linda Mann ur on every vid lol

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@@simmosa5148 😁 Im very loyal 😊

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[@arab3lli]

im a 15yr old student who should be studying for exams why am i binge watching parenting videos

[@amk_2303]

im a senior in high school who should be working on my college apps but am binge watching how to eat properly...cuz im totally gonna need that in college and is way more important than writing my supplements

[@inderpreetkaur2519]

Arabella Ritchie stell me?

[@frejaikaheimonen47]

omg same duuude!

[@hufflelouie_5023]

Same but I’m 10

[@myanimalsandi4184]

im 14 binge watching this for no reason

[@aaribakabir6357]

Well I'mma 15 year old and this video honestly helped me

[@helenzhong6138]

Notice me senpai Same here!

[@addysonvickers1521]

Lol

[@rubyapril9094]

How did it help you ?????

[@du-zw6yc]

dude same

[@hayleygrimes8804]

Same.

[@sarahgodfrey5462]

Can you please do an update on Brookes family? We all miss her so much!!

[@lokchan313]

Presley:*Swirls pasta with the fork and eats* Me:*uses chopsticks and globbles down instant ramen*

[@radi0d3m0n.-]

TheGachaWatermelon Fam S A M E

[@ΚαλλιόπηΤσιάπαλη]

Me Absolutely me

[@lexieandjenna6257]

Were do get chopsticks from

[@gachasalad1005]

Actually you're supposed to slurp ramen and twirl pasta

[@safoora900]

mood

[@Mar-ws3ns]

I feel like they are getting prince and princess training.😂😂👑

[@LeverneBredosian]

Elbow police should have been called on 1:25

[@WhatsUpMOMS]

Haha! Good catch!

[@Niyaaszn_]

@@WhatsUpMOMS and at 4:30

[@harlow8563]

And 3:32

[@lucielu0145]

LeverneBredosian same 😂😂😂

[@theaterpsycho8885]

Lucie Lu 014 Dafuq you mean “same”

[@linamarietree]

3:43 [Europe screams internally]

[@anamihajlovic6714]

LINA TREE I know. I was like NOPE. WRONG.

[@CampMelp]

I’m American and I also screamed internally. 😂

[@purplepuma123]

New Zealand too

[@Thiel-zm2zt]

You don’t switch back. Just make sure you don’t turn the fork over. If it’s in your left hand it’s tines down.

[@deedee_audie7461]

Exactly what I was going to say 😆😂

[@-atroobah-4176]

What if Ford was at the table?

[@WhatsUpMOMS]

OMG!!! HAHA... think he needs a couple more years LOL.

[@rororopo1530]

BTS ARMY!! Why would ford be a table

[@tripledsisters1816]

Omg😂😆😆🤣🤣

[@-atroobah-4176]

@@rororopo1530 Did you checked the EDIT? I already fixed it up even before I received your reply.

[@ella-vg6os]

BTS ARMY!! Omg ur so right

[@tanmk4834]

I’m Chinese and we use chopsticks and lift the bowls when we eat Edit: Thx for the likes #chinesesquad

[@Rhayra]

Etiquette is a cultural thing, some is shared in more places, some isn't. You're not wrong, you're just different :)

[@user-ew2fh5qp1s]

I’m Vietnamese and I literally do all of thee don’ts and don’t do any of the do’s... if that makes any sense...

[@astrum376]

I am Chinese and Vietnamese......and French. I do all of these too

[@petalsilvestri]

I'm Chinese too

[@zainabjabed5559]

Bengalis eat with their hands or use spoons

[@user-bl8eo9yf4q]

I feel as if working on general manners is good enough. I understand these are important to learn in life but not at such a young age. I would be shocked if anyone were to be offended that a 5 year old doesn't know the differences between fork usage

[@soapygirl83]

I taught my three-year-old how to use a fork, how to say "may I be excused?" Also she knows how to put her napkin on her lap. Kids are capable of more than you think if you have high expectations and are consistent

[@user-bl8eo9yf4q]

lilahtov wasn’t saying they aren’t capable and those are the general manners I was talking about. I still would never expect a young child to know how to perfectly twirl spaghetti or that there’s typically five different kinds of silverware when most homes only use the standard three. Even as an adult I rarely see a setting In which all five have been placed in front of me. My point wasn’t that they aren’t capable my point is that they are children.

[@WhatsUpMOMS]

First, they are all 7! And second, this was so fun for them and gave them confidence!!

[@jen2782]

WhatsUpMoms that’s great. My children have good table manners, that they have learned as they go. Which is I’m pretty sure what you all had in mind. I think as this video has more of a lesson feel that is why some people perhaps reacted that it’s too much. It would be very hard to show in a video little reminders being shown to the children now and then over time though. You’d be there for years to show that, wouldn’t you? So makes total sense to me to show it as you have.x

[@Julia-xm4tj]

Sam C they might not always use these rules at this age but it always good to start teaching at this age

[@33ak33ak]

Hi, in Germany it is pretty important to sit straight at the table. Watching the video I could just see how bent the lady was sitting...haha. The kids are so well behaved.

[@s0apys0ph1e]

Isn't it also pretty common to not switch the fork from hand to hand here or is just me who doesn't do that?

[@planningkitten]

It’s not polite to cut the whole meat first and then switch the fork here in Germany.

[@soapygirl83]

I think the etiquette around cutting food changes depending on European etiquette vs American etiquette

[@Anlbe1]

Yes which is one of the reasons it’s more important to stress thoughtfulness and consideration over the rules of etiquette

[@lienbijs1205]

@@planningkitten Yes, but the American style is different.

[@xaskfy6438]

"Do any of your friends have their elbows on the table?" **slowly talkes elbows off the table**

[@rhiaking]

Great video, it's weird though, in England we always keep the fork in our left hand and knife in the right (or the opposite if you are left handed) so when you are cutting your food you do not need to swap back. I think we use a knife a lot more here too as we push our food with the knife onto the back of our fork so you are always using both. It's interesting how different countries do different things xxx

[@charlottejohnson5173]

I think that switching hands is pointless -- you can just cut a bit off and eat that.

[@naimairfan5738]

She is an amazing teacher. I am in home economics college and although in our society we don't need these manners unless in big restaurant it was great to learn to eat on dining table with proper etiquettes.

[@Anlbe1]

:-) this reminded me of the limitations of ‘etiquette’ while there was nothing wrong with any of that some of it was distinctly different to the manners/etiquette that I was taught and will pass on to my daughters

[@colette..6911]

Never too late....... (Later) Mother: Honey! I’m going to teach you dinner table manners! 30 year old: Okay mom....

[@margretschaumkel]

ok but who actually sets up the table with 2 different sets of forks and spoons?

[@angiesoine1430]

Hi I am 9years old can I watch you guys every day over and over

[@abgail8500]

I love how the kids knew the forks and spoons and all I know is their names 😂😂

[@sunshinetwins8501]

Love you for so long I didn't watch your vids

[@unicornsprinkles3277]

tasfia Islam what

[@WhatsUpMOMS]

Awe, glad you are back!!

[@InfectiousLaugh]

I’m so happy she taught them to eat with their right hand 😊

[@sainyasterien905]

And then there are these kids who have MUCH better manners than me 😂

[@jenniferyounkin8920]

All the kids are so adorable! I learned some stuff here, too :)

[@selinmaruflu4378]

Don’t ask I am bored and I am binging these videos but Presley raised her hand for every question Yass queen Presley

[@evamarit3888]

“What do we use the big fork for?” “spaghetti” why is this so me😂

[@lilianobsidian1413]

OMG WHEN SHE SCRAPED THE FORK ON THE SPOON!!!

[@OVGryffindor]

I feel like learning etiquette is just being polite and making everyone around you feel at ease - my mum was a stickler for manners and it’s really paid off. I find it very strange watching this though, as in the UK we always have our knife in our dominant hand and our fork in our other hand.

[@mollykelsey1426]

3:22 man I wish that someone clapped for me when I ate they would never stop though!😂😂

[@mikethemechanic7395]

My twins are 7 years old. We started with table manners when they were 2 years old. My wife and I would go to restaurants quite frequently. We trained our kids to sit still and not make any noise. If they did. Which toddlers do. I would take them outside till they stopped. I missed a few meals because of tantrums. By the age of 3 my kids could go to nice restaurants and sit still. So many parents would tell us they have never seen kids act so good. I decided years before I had kids. They will never yell or run around in restaurants or public places. I spent countless times shushing my kids so much they would give up misbehaving. You have to start your kids young.

[@bambinoel3264]

Heheheheh he said my names Mathew while picking up his gold chain. I’m dying 😂

[@ericgonzalez4815]

The adoptee on the bottom right reverted to the ancestral way of eating pasta 😂

[@cristinechiam7964]

Hi, I am very impressed with this video! I have 2 kids who do not have any dining etiquette :( I am going to get them to watch & learn :) Really thanks for sharing. I am from Asia.

[@lovemybabe3131]

This was a great idea!!! Loved this video! Thank you!

[@TajawaFruge985]

Everybody talking about the vid: Me: thinking about how plain and cold the food looks..🤣

[@b21120]

Hey elle its children's day in india and as this channel includes alot of children so wishing them all a very happy children's day!

[@amanda.._..]

Wow these kids have better manners then me and I’m older then them 😂

[@TerryElisabeth]

Aw what a sweet teacher and cute, cute kids ❤❤❤

[@lianastars4843]

You are the best! This makes my life so much more easier

[@jacobhowarth3595]

I am 11 and I still need this

[@greggypoo1749]

Have u ever heard of the finger forward thump back method it’s the proper way to eat instead of switching ur hands

[@MelissaShares]

This is fabulous! I have a toddler and preschooler manners video coming out soon!

[@amytimmer2291]

Melissa Shares I subscribed

[@MelissaShares]

Brianna Scimer woohoo! I so appreciate it! 💕

[@gerliedelosreyes9915]

“Don’t use your hands when you twirl pasta” Me: *laughs in Filipino*

[@chloelewis1680]

Oo all the kids where so cute Elle love the videos

[@theodorimenes5199]

Thank you so much for posting this!!!! I needed this soooo much for my 8 year old son, btw I'm 12 years old. Turning 13 years old next month!!!!!

[@arasyarami]

Right when she says don't put your elbows on the table like put my elbows on the table

[@alyshamonduori1422]

‘One rule- let’s have fun.’ Said no elbow police EVER.

[@sofianataliepresto1093]

Presley on the thumbnail😍😍

[@amyentampa]

Really nice video and very important. Do more of these etiquette videos.

[@globee1235]

i was laughing when the girl is holding the pasta :D laughs

[@whatwasthisin2018]

Kids should be able to feel comfortable when eating!

[@anna77014]

I feel like most adults need to watch this

[@suzanneprentice1437]

So cute!!!!! They are grown up all ready!

[@hopekim6953]

Early!!!! Love you WUM❤️

[@aloe4497]

Hi Elle I defo need this LOL I'm 9 btw but this is so helpful

[@angelicadiy971]

So fun and amazing! Now I’m Heading to a fancy restaurant! 💖👍😋

[@actuallyinsane2269]

I am 11 and watching this while eating noodles with kebab sticks !🤣

[@emilykilbourn8724]

i have a one year old this helped so much

[@cloudydays8559]

It is kinda early for them to be learning some of the etiquette because most kids don’t know how To swirl spaghetti or do stuff with the soup but the other stuff is good for their age

[@jijoi13]

I really like your DIY hacks

[@DK_1977]

Funny to notice the difference between Americans and Europeans, in Europe holding your fork the way they hold it when cutting meat is considered clumsy, very very cute video

[@lailakamilia1531]

Honestly this video just made me hungry .

[@messymegsslime4153]

I LOVE PERRPERS

[@jiannarae28]

This is actually good!

[@samerakhan8751]

This is amazing table manners video my children doesn't know anything about how to eat lunch but this video tell my children everything I just subscribe your channel so much children can now every manners amazing video it was amazing video

[@lnely_gamer]

5-7 year olds: learning how to eat properly Me, a 10 year old: *eats chips and doesn’t care*

[@sheynlynn3014]

My moms here like "JESUS CHRIST JUST LET THE KIDS EAT" Hi im filipino.

[@Rubabbapi]

Yar I love these kids

[@chantaldes]

im 40 and still cut my pasta! I dont like the feeling of big chunk of pasta in my mouth when I swirl. And it splash sauce everywhere !

[@laurenrathwell6184]

Any Canadians out there watching this, I was taught this by the time I was eating solids. (everything except for the knife skills) Any Canadians share the same thoughts?

[@victoriaflower1886]

Yes exactly btw how old r u

[@hyyacinthusa7324]

My 5 year old liked this video :)) 😉

[@thatstrangedudette686]

What if your left handed? Do u always switch to your right? Just curious....

[@alexeyandclareschannel7153]

This is what my OT is teaching me

[@deecatstevens4298]

I think this is valuable, however, I thought it was proper to hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in the right. Perhaps this is the American way. Also, the teacher didn’t have the best grammar- “you did good.”

[@Iainstressin]

DeeCat Stevens "you did good" makes sense tho

[@danaabdullah7054]

0:09 She looks like Sid from The ice age movie.

[@Yagurl_DD]

Stfu you probably look like sid

[@starcherry6814]

Man how did she get them to sit so still?

[@meredithgreenberg5320]

Yes girl

[@yusraslifestyle6662]

Have you noticed the soup was green

[@davidstoicn]

Your are my IDOLS 🥰!

[@thomasneedham7912]

Switching the fork back to the right hand

[@zööööööööööööööö-x8u]

I love WUM!!!

[@rosebushgaming8475]

Uhh i dont use utensils i only know CHOPSTICKS and what happenens if your drinking miso soup you ise your hand lol

[@grandpearaponiuk9050]

I have the same dress as Presley

[@Ana-px2ww]

Damn so many rules I won’t do XD

[@user-up3yg1ns5u]

* eats Oreos on the bed

[@deborahatluru8291]

Me having elbows on the table and using 1 spoon 1 fork and Don't twirl pasta and eating chips and drinking soda in bed

[@hammer_308]

Christmas tips please

[@callmehtokyo8377]

LOVE U SO MUCH

[@umamaheshwari3859]

She looks like Melissa gisoni

[@monika_zafirova2712]

4:06 i thought that he said a score: 2:1

[@successifeanyi6757]

I know how to use all that and I'll tell my brother and sister to do all that and to be able to use table manners

[@idobeboredtho6211]

these kids be knowing more than me

[@hi.8124]

I have a friend at my school named adrin

[@dannycole6956]

I watch this video on Project Search.

[@seola1836]

Presley! Your super super super adorable cute and beautiful!

[@maddytiktokgirl8873]

hunny i think i know how to eat. (no hate)

[@tembiti8128]

Presley... That's a cute name

[@jordanmcdaniel919]

She was really nice

[@jessicamaeparkin8093]

This is definitely American dining etiquette, slight differences in the UK.

[@katie-ek7om]

Katie