Discipline and manners. Discipline comes in training, and they get rewarded for doing good.

The first thing we teach is manners, how to stand side by side in the wash rack or wherever.

Good manners is the fabric that holds the community together.

Good manners are not merely snobbish ornaments, as Mrs. Lippett's regime appeared to believe. They mean self-discipline and thought for others, and my children have got to learn them.

They are professional entertainers, they love the music, they love the applause, they love the spotlight. They are big hams - and we have a few that are bigger hams than others, they really play to the audience.

They like to hear 'Good boy!' all the time.