Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24Teaching our children to be kind to each other using their words is not an easy task. But using scripture and consistent reminders definitely will produce a change of heart and action.
In our home, the children are at an age where they can easily demand for things ("I need some water!") or not be polite to each other about their requests (pulling a toy away from each other). Please and Thank You are some of the first words we taught them at around 15 months old. It was more like "Peas" for Please and "Ta Ta" for Thank you.
This is a fun devotional idea to try. Have some honey and lemon juice at hand. Have the kids practice saying kind words to each other. Every time they do that, they get a taste of honey. Unkind or demanding words and tone of voice will get them to taste some lemon juice. I think they will get the point pretty quickly.
Ideas taken from "The Tender Years" book written by Geri Laing and Elizabeth Laing Thompson
