A manner needs to be learned since three years old.

Yesterday, while I was scrolling over my Facebook, I read an interesting article from a Japanese women. She tells people how her husband teaches her little boy respect his mother' food although he is only three years old. The family members normally do not eat together because her husband has to work in the evening. They have a three-year-old and and  one-year-old girl boy, hence, she has to eat with them first. One day, the older boy was having dinner with his mum, and he suddenly changed his mind, and asked his mother to eat ice cream instead. While his mother did not want to allow him, he starts screaming and crying. He spread his food over the table. The mother almost decided to let him eat ice cream because she cannot deal with the situation while she still had to take care the younger boy. Then, her husband got home earlier than other days. He saw that, and patiently told his boy "Taro, can we have a little talk?" It took a little while for Taro come to talk to his dad. " You like to create things and give it to you mom, don't you", the father asks. The boy nodded his head. The father continued, " What does she say when she has a gift?", Taro spoke, " She smiled and arranged it in her favorite box."  The father showed his pleasure and went on, " If one day, she doesn't like you gift anymore, but another gift, what do you feel?", the boy gets angry and nodded his head, " No. No. I don't like". Taro's face got red, and he became embarassed for his action. His father keep saying, " Now, you can think of your mum who creates gift for you everyday, but you always refuses it, what will you mom feel?" The little boy cries more and comes to his mum, " Mom,  Taro sorries".

This story makes me think of people at restaurant, who wastes food, and youths, who complaint about their mum foods. I think this is one of manner children needs to be touch since very young age in order to respect other people's food, as well as, effort.