However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was traveling with my granddaughter and a group of other grandparents and kids. The trip included some ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who was annoyed by loud children while ...

Ensuring kids have manners is a perennial preoccupation for parents and caregivers. How, then, do you <a target=_blank href= ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I have to host my in-laws for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? We all rotate who hosts, and it is ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

GENTLE READER: The phrase you want is “How nice FOR you,” with the emphasis on the “for.” Repeat as necessary. Please send ...

In their eyes, such table manners help the kids consume nutritious food in a fuss-free manner and still behave in a way that ...

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

But knowing what these are and when to use them demonstrates ... the micro-politics of good manners.” By participating in mealtime interactions, children witness and have the chance to acquire ...

Ensuring kids have manners is a perennial preoccupation for ... But knowing what these are and when to use them demonstrates a deeper cultural awareness of what behaviours are valued.