Do you feel hideously inadequate around moms with calm, composed, well-mannered children (surely their kids don’t slap random strangers at a museum)? Not surprisingly, modeling good behavior is key to ...

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Parents know that children learn some lessons more quickly than others. Youngsters may be eager to learn lessons related to an extracurricular activity like dance or sports, but other lessons, ...

Lani Brockman, artistic director of Studio East in Kirkland, knows. It was her idea to take a classic fairy tale and turn it into a sort of sibling rivalry between a pampered baby bear and a little ...

Earlier this year, mealtime at my house was feeling out of control. My kids were talking with their mouths open and complaining about each others poor manners. We introduced new rules gradually to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is having a 14th birthday party/dance. I would like to strongly encourage the kids to leave their cellphones and electronic devices at home. How would you word that on ...

In the grand scheme of things, the lack of a “please” isn’t one of the world’s biggest problems, and kindness is more important than an automatic “thank you”. But when I’ve stood up from the table ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Swann School of Protocol Baton Rouge is hosting classes called “Polishing Social Skills for Kids and Teenagers.” Certified Etiquette Consultant Karryl Durr said the ...

There was a time when a raised eyebrow from an adult was enough to straighten a spine, close a mouth mid-chew, or prompt a mumbled but sincere “thank you.” No shouting. No lecturing. Just a shared ...