Laying Down the Rails for Children - Simply Charlotte Mason

Decency and Propriety Habits
Courtesy
Behavior marked by respect for and consideration of others
Notes
Parent Prep
Read detailed thoughts about Courtesy on pages 30 and 31 of Laying Down the Rails
and skim the lessons below.
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Goals for this Habit (and steps to get there)
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A Person or Story from My Life that Demonstrates this Habit
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Additional Stories, Poems, Quotations, Bible Verses I Want to Use
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Other Activities We Could Do to Practice this Habit
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Celebration Ideas
“. . . the child’s most fixed
and dominant habits are
those which the mother
takes no pains about, but
which the child picks up
for himself through his
close observation of all
that is said and done, felt
and thought, in his home”
(Vol. 1, pp. 136, 137).
Lesson 1
Read the definition and discuss Courtesy. Share with the children any goals you’ve
identified for this habit (for instance, “We will acknowledge each person with whom
we come into contact with a smile and a ‘hello’.”). Also get their input on changes they
think need to be made.
Read the Biblical principle found in Titus 3:1 and 2 from your preferred version of the Bible.
Consideration for others allows us to put other people before ourselves. True humility is
hard. It goes against our fleshly nature; but it is one of the hallmarks of godly character.
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