New Child Etiquette training sessions in London Boutique Hotel

New Child Etiquette training sessions in London Boutique Hotel

Exciting things are happening this winter at Niche Etiquette Children commencing with etiquette training sessions at a high end Boutique Hotel in London every Sunday.  Children will have lunch between 12 noon and 1:30pm learning the art of table manners, dining...
Empathy helps children to understand sarcasm

Empathy helps children to understand sarcasm

The greater the empathy skills of children, the easier it is for them to recognize sarcasm, according to a new study in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology. For children, sarcastic language can be difficult to understand. They generally begin to recognize...
Terrible Twos, Temper Tantrums or Something More

Terrible Twos, Temper Tantrums or Something More

We’ve all seen temper tantrums, whether it was one of our own or a friend’s child; on many occasions we would have witnessed it in the supermarket.   But how do we know the root cause of such a sometimes violent outburst from a small child? ...
The Royal Household – Etiquette and Dress Code

The Royal Household – Etiquette and Dress Code

Her Majesty’s Household If you have been invited to a Royal event and are concerned about etiquette, dress code or indeed any aspect of your visit, the Royal Household is not only a wealth of information but will be more than happy to help in terms of answering...
Music therapy charity nominated for YCCA Award

Music therapy charity nominated for YCCA Award

It’s great to hear that pioneering charity Jesse’s Fund has been nominated for the YCCA (Yorkshire Children of Courage Awards). Jesse’s Fund was founded by two musicians from York, Alan George and Lesley Schatzberger, when their daughter Jessica...
Etiquette of Obeisance – Royal Household (2)

Etiquette of Obeisance – Royal Household (2)

Obeisance is not a word that is often used in Britain today or even thought about. There may even be people who have no idea what it means. Effectively it means allegiance, homage or respect and this ancient manner of displaying respect to anyone in an authoritative...
Etiquette in the Royal Household (I)

Etiquette in the Royal Household (I)

Etiquette in the Royal Household Part 1 In modern day Britain acquiescence and etiquette have been in decline for some years but there is one place where these values have been upheld irrespective of the passage of time – within the Royal Household. Etiquette in...
Habit disorders in children

Habit disorders in children

Over the next few weeks I am going to give you some information about common behavioural problems and the possible causes of them.  This week I have chosen  habit disorders in children so that we can explore what is a phase of repetitive behaviour that most...