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Table manners have changed over the years.
- Etiquette standards have changed throughout the years.
- Some etiquette experts believe that old-fashioned manners that kids aren't taught anymore should be brought back.
- Here are 11 old-fashioned manners, like standing for introductions and asking for permission, that kids just aren't taught anymore.
Etiquette and manners seem to change over the years. Many kids don't learn old-fashioned manners, like making eye contact and writing thank you notes by hand, anymore. However, some experts think these aspects of old-school etiquette should make a comeback.
"There are a few things kids should be taught that were once thought to be routine manners training," Diane Gottsman, national etiquette expert and author of "Modern Etiquette for a Better Life" told Business Insider in an email. "Etiquette skills are much more than learning when to say 'please' and 'thank you.' Courtesy requires thought and training, and kids thrive when they are given guidance and boundaries."
Below, etiquette experts weigh in on old-fashioned manners that kids aren't taught anymore.