How were children expected to behave?

The saying then was "Children should be seen and not heard."  I don't think that way and neither did Moner.  Children need to be listened to.  They have ideas, problems, and important things to say.  But when adults are talking children should reverence that and wait their turns.  That's the way we were taught.  You didn't scream or make a scene, if you didn't get your way, if you did you got your bottom spanked.  We had respect, and love for our elders and wanted theirs.  We were brought up that way.  If we were told to do something, we didn't wait two or three hours and then say we forgot.  If we did, we didn't forget or put it off next time.  We were loved so were taught to behave and take care of and respect what belonged to others.  Do it right the first time even if it takes longer.