Kids who don't learn good manners aren't just at risk of being rude, they may also suffer socially and professionally as adults. Teaching manners is a form of empathy training, and that's good for ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What happens when you ask a group of elementary-school kids how they would teach their children manners if they were the parents? Based on the group of kids we brought together in Atlanta, you get a ...

We blame kids for bad behaviour, but the truth is adults have quietly stopped teaching basic manners. Without these lessons, children struggle socially, academically, and eventually in the workplace.

Teaching kids to greet guests politely is one of the easiest yet most valuable life lessons that parents can impart to their children. A warm welcome is a sign of good manners, confidence, and respect ...

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 ...