Manners and respect are the norm for kids here. Treating them like a nuisance won’t do anything to help France’s declining birthrate, says Helen Massy-Beresford, a British journalist who lives in Pari ...

My question is how to react when people do not respond to an invitation, nor to a gentle nudge (such as an emailed “I wondered if you had received this,” with a second copy of the invitation) — and ...

Despite what boomers may say, the old ways aren't always better. But in the case of these 11 parenting tools and techniques, ...

Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it is considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?” ...

Far be it from Miss Manners to suggest that any invitation go unanswered. But some items that use the form of invitations are ...

Saying "please" and "thank you" is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to children's etiquette ...

Here are the parenting missteps many Gen-X parents made, often without realizing it at the time. Yet somehow, these mistakes didn't derail their kids, which is a reminder that imperfect parenting can ...

For Kathie Lee Gifford and her grandchildren, good manners run in the family! “Yesterday I was out to lunch. Cody’s little ...

Expat life can be starkly different if you have children. You’re going through life in a different country through the ...

Miss Manners says, "There are ... a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will ...

We blame kids for bad behaviour, but the truth is adults have quietly stopped teaching basic manners. Without these lessons, ...

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