In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a student who wants to leave focused friend for ...

QUESTION: Is there a way I could teach my child to keep his elbows off the table? Also, how do I help them learn to use napkins and to wait until everyone has been served before beginning to eat?

DETROIT – Learning from home has been a new and sometimes challenging experience for many families through this pandemic. As the school year wraps up, there’s a different kind of lesson you can pass ...

FROM ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATIONFOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2019MISS MANNERS by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina MartinWHY DO I HAVE TO EAT AT THE KIDS’ TABLE? DEAR MISS MANNERS: ...

Based on the course Marjabelle Young Stewart has taught to the children of U.S. presidents and ambassadors, Table Manners for Kids puts children at ease with formal dining. This fun, easy-to-follow ...

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Children’s etiquette isn’t what it used to be. Case in point: One of my students nailed me in the head with a doughnut. I ...

Resting your elbows on the table was considered incredibly rude and sloppy in 1960s South Carolina homes. Kids learned early ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We host my husband’s sister and her husband for dinner at least once a week. Both of them have terrible table manners. While it bugs me, I could ignore it if it weren’t for how it ...

When you think about manners, do you imagine a thick book filled with old-fashioned rules governing what some consider good behavior? Or small acts of good conduct performed to impress people? Sheryl ...