Do you feel hideously inadequate around moms with calm, composed, well-mannered children (surely their kids don’t slap random strangers at a museum)? Not surprisingly, modeling good behavior is key to ...

Manners are simply just the way we do things. They have become pretty well accepted as the way to behave. Another way to conceptualize manners is to think of them as ways to be considerate of others.

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Parents know that children learn some lessons more quickly than others. Youngsters may be eager to learn lessons related to an extracurricular activity like dance or sports, but other lessons, ...

Teaching good manners to children is one of the major parts of parenting. However, many parents make the mistake of ‘forcing’ ...

An etiquette program in Alexandria teaches children social skills. Students in first through fifth grade learn manners such as shaking hands and proper table settings. The course, taught by Carolyn ...

Earlier this year, mealtime at my house was feeling out of control. My kids were talking with their mouths open and complaining about each others poor manners. We introduced new rules gradually to ...

Many people who were raised with good manners had parents who modeled certain behaviors. Whether it was saying "please" and "thank you" or being socially aware of others in public, they were taught to ...