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

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?

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: ...

Most parents try to teach their children good manners. Sometimes, though, that task can be a bit exhausting. Parents do get tired of correcting, monitoring and forever having their antenna up to guide ...

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 ...

A 15th-century book on manners, newly digitized by The British Library, is filled with rules that wouldn't be out of place in a first-grade classroom today: Don't spit at the table, don't burp, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few of my cousins have gotten married recently, and they requested that no children attend their weddings, aside from the ones performing the roles of ring bearer and flower girl.