Let There Be Virtues: A Book for African American Adolescent Girls Ages 10-15 Years Old.
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LET THERE BE VIRTUES
Let there be virtues is a book that gives young African American adolescent girls some good ideas about the facts that they are growing and maturing into young ladies and there are expectation and rules of life that they must follow to be honest, have good morals, spiritual understanding, practice having and using good manners.
You must have everyday etiquette, social skills, civility skills, good personal hygiene, positive personal appearance, communication skills and table manners. All of these positive words that you read in this book can help you develop positive self-esteem and positive self-confidence.
Bernetta Watson
Bernetta “Breezy” Watson
Bernetta “Breezy” Watson received her certification from the international school of Protocol located in Hunt Valley Maryland in 2005. She is the author of 3 etiquette books for pre-teen and teens. Bernetta is the founder and director of Manners Unlimited Etiquette and Leadership Workshop located in Hampton Virginia. She is the director and founder of the Miss Social Etiquette/image Pageant. She conducts workshops in social skills, civility skills, communication skills and table manners. She realizes that in our hurried life style the need to teach this skill is very much needed.
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Let There Be Virtues - Bernetta “Breezy” Watson
© 2014 Bernetta Breezy
Watson. All rights reserved.
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Published by AuthorHouse 07/26/2014
ISBN: 978-1-4969-2865-8 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4969-2864-1 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014913095
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Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.
CONTENTS
Dedication
INTRODUCTION
Growth development
AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
SOCIAL SKILLS
MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
MEANING OF GOOD MANNERS
MANNERS AT HOME
MANNERS AT SCHOOL
MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE ON THE SCHOOL BUS
CHURCH MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE
LIBRARY MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE
MANNERS AT THE MOVIES
MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE TO BE USED WHEN SHOPPING IN THE MALL
SLEEPOVER MANNERS AN ETIQUETTE
THE MEANING OF ETIQUETTE
CIVILITY SKILLS
BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC PLACES
NEGATIVE GESTURES IN PUBLIC PLACES
CULTURAL AWARENESS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
READING
THE COMPUTER
HERE ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
WHEN MAKING AN INTRODUCTION
HANDSHAKE
TABLE MANNERS
TABLE MANNERS DON’TS
THE PLACE SETTING
BASIC TABLE SETTING
HOW TO USE THE CLOTH NAPKIN
PASSING THE FOOD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AT THE DINING TABLE
FOODS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO EAT
YOUR IMAGE/ PERSONAL APPEARANCE
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
PERSONAL HYGIENE (CARE OF THE BODY) YOUR BODY IS YOUR TEMPLE
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
23rd Psalm
Dedication
Adolescence
The state or process of growing up. Life from puberty to maturity. Youthful, growing into womanhood.
To Jazmine Watson and Jiamond Watson, my granddaughters
And all African American adolescent girls.
1 Timothy 4:12
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
INTRODUCTION
Being and adolescent is a wonderful time in