The importance of teaching your child to be socially successful cannot be underestimated. How easily we navigate through our lives depends, to a great extent, on how well we interact with others. A key component to this successful interaction is charm. This seems to be a key element that is missing in most of our day-to-day interactions in the United States. There are many societies where charm is prized and children are taught to cultivate it from an early age. A notable example would be the Philippines, where children are not only taught to be charming, but funny as well. And there are many societies throughout the world where resources are scarce and people must depend heavily on their family and neighbors to survive. These are the communities where the social arts are most finely honed, because being rude could conceivably kill you. So, how does one teach one’s child to be charming?
