How to Raise a Gentleman Revised and Expanded: A Civilized Guide to Helping Your Son Through His Uncivilized Childhood (The GentleManners Series)

Somewhere amid the tangle of video game controllers and muddy sneakers, there s a nice boy. And somewhere within that nice boy is a gentleman just waiting to emerge. For at least eighteen years, you ll have the pleasure of coaxing him out, little by little. You ll make sure he knows how to act at a formal dinner, and you ll explain to him that answering a telephone should never involve the words yeah or hang on. And eventually, you ll be confident that he can react maturely when his team loses in overtime or when he meets a girl he likes. He ll know which fork to use, how to dress on an airplane, and when it s appropriate to speak up for himself and others. Let Kay West guide you through his transformation from boy to gentleman, and watch his young life flourish.