Across living rooms and group chats, parents are quietly bracing for the same holiday standoff: a shy kid, an eager ...

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.

I can't imagine showing up empty-handed to any party, much less a wedding, not even taking the time to write a basic ...

On our wedding website, and when asked in person, we said, “No gifts, please” (we have plenty of stuff!), but we also provided a list of our favorite nonprofits if anyone wanted to make a donation. We ...

We truly and absolutely do not want gifts, but is it wrong to want people to take five minutes to write a card?

We truly and absolutely do not want gifts, but is it wrong to want people to take five minutes to write a card?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a large city and take public transportation almost daily. I am 80 years old. The busses and ...

Are children starting school lacking basic skills? There are concerns that kids' exposure to phones and the internet from an early age is having a negative impact in ways that were once taken for ...