by Elise McVeigh | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
The themes of the week are Mistakes and Thank you Notes. Here are some questions to ask your children.Ask your child about making Mistakes.• Does everyone make mistakes? YES• How should you handle a mistake?o Apologize once – in a good tone of voice – and...
by Elise McVeigh | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week’s themes are new at Mrs. McVeigh’s Manners! They are pets and hotels. HotelsAsk your child the following questions about hotels:• When in a hotel, should you act like it is your house, or that you are a guest in someone else’s house?o A guest in...
by Elise McVeigh | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Mrs. McVeigh, I was attempting to explain to my young adult son that how you word things when communicating with people is so important, especially in a business setting. He is frustrated with his boss because she is really bad at following up with him, when it...
by Elise McVeigh | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Mrs. McVeigh, I have been getting on Facebook a lot lately, and have noticed on my neighborhood group chat, that there are a lot of people judging one another when it comes to social distancing. What do you think about people judging other people in this...
by Elise McVeigh | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I was leaving a nice restaurant on a cold night, I was waiting for my car at the valet station. While one valet ran to get my car, I was discussing how cold it was outside with another other one. I looked around and asked him where his heater was so they could keep...
