Miss Manners suggests a compromise, but only for your more intimate friends: Ask one or two of them to keep you company while ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My children’s school district is the first organization I’ve dealt with in my professional career in which ...

Generally, it is not the child’s fault. Often parents pay attention to a child’s manners only when guests come to their house. When the child is alone at home, the same behaviour gets overlooked as ...

Validating your authentic feelings is vital to attain mental peace. Do not brush your feelings away; instead, accept them ...

She has a habit of putting down her younger brother , for which I’ve admonished her. Miss Manners hopes that at 10 years old, this child is not beyond learning empathy — or at the very least, the ...

Miss Manners hopes that at 10 years old, this child is not beyond learning empathy — or at the very least, the consequences of damaging relationships. As her grandmother, you have the standing ...

Dear Miss Manners: In my grandparents’ home, no food was allowed to go to waste. After a meal, if there was any food left on someone’s plate, it would either be claimed by someone else or ...

Teachers play a crucial role in shaping students' lives, and 5th September is dedicated to honoring them. The article ...

And the kids should be watching only educational shows, when, really, they should be watching no shows at all. And there’s a million things we’ve done that are not really anything that the ...

She is also a children’s book author, and has lectured extensively and appeared on news and television programs across the country. How to Teach Your Kid Manners Kelman tells us that the best ...