JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven-year-old sisters Shawna and Elise Rippee walked very slowly, careful not to spill punch -- on the thick carpet or on their fancy clothes -- as they sat to nibble on ...

Sometimes it feels like manners no longer matter. When you go to a restaurant, it's not uncommon to see a child on their iPad, making an unnecessary mess, or disrespecting their parents. As you watch ...

We learned not to put our elbows on the table, Kaylin Garcia says, and not to be disgusting. Kaylin clarifies: No potty talk at the table. That s just one etiquette lesson she and her fellow Fritz ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, the old etiquette has been forgotten and new manners have been invented by ...

There’s no such thing as a “perfect parent,” but there are incredibly important ways for parents to show up for their kids — teaching them empathy, compassion, trust, respect, and honesty in ways that ...

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It's a familiar complaint: "Kids these days have no manners!" While it's easy to blame a generation, the truth is that good manners aren't something we're born with, it’s something that has to be ...

As the world begins to emerge and return to some type of new normal, a lot of us – adults and children alike – have forgotten how to behave in public. Is small talk still a thing? We’re eating with ...