01/28/2026
https://iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/2026-01-28-why-please-and-thank-you-might-be-the-most-important-lessons-children-arent-learning/ "Today, we live in a world where children interrupt adults mid-sentence, barge through doors without a glance behind them, chew with their mouths open in public, and scroll their phones while someone speaks to them face-to-face. And while it’s easy to blame “kids these days,” the uncomfortable truth is this: this is not their failure – it’s ours."
We blame kids for bad behaviour, but the truth is adults have quietly stopped teaching basic manners. Without these lessons, children struggle socially, academically, and eventually in the workplace.
