22 forgotten manners every parent should teach their child

I teach a class for high school freshmen, and one recent morning, I felt something whiz past my ear. Before I could process it, a second one hit me right in the side of the head. It was a mini ...

Miss Manners: I fear my grandchildren aren’t learning true gratitude

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if digital gratitude teaches the right lessons ...
The Conversation

How do children learn good manners?

Sophia Waters does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Oregonian

Miss Manners: I’m learning my husband’s native language. Should I warn him I understand what he says on phone calls?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I do not speak the same native language. As he is very close to his large family, he spends a lot of time talking on the phone to them in his language. As our ...
syracuse.com

Miss Manners: Learning to say “stop” politely when the jokes aren’t funny anymore

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally enough, ...
Winston-Salem Journal

ETIQUETTE: Kids learn to mind manners

FAYETTEVILLE -- Two by two, the little gentlemen and the little ladies pair up on the dance floor of the Highland Country Club ballroom. The boys in their blazers, neckties and khaki slacks lead the ...
The Washington Post

Miss Manners: My friend’s husband is learning English but swears a lot

Dear Miss Manners: My friend’s husband is learning English. He is kind and obliging and adores his wife, but nobody seems to have told him about “language.” His conversation is riddled with ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Put your manners to the test: Etiquette expert gives tips ahead of holiday gatherings

MY SKILLS TO THE TEST. AFTER YEARS OF WHAT SOME WOULD CALL LACKLUSTER HUMAN INTERACTION, HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR OWN GOLDEN RULES? YES. COVID DIDN’T HELP. AND, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THINGS ARE BACK TO ...
Time

You Annoyed Me at Hello: Why Kids Still Need to Learn Manners

It’s fall, which means that the new academic year has started. It also means that my husband, a 37-year-old college professor, has started to shake a fist at his inbox. Why? Because, as surely as ...
seattlepi.com

'Goldilocks' helps kids learn manners and get some giggles

Lani Brockman, artistic director of Studio East in Kirkland, knows. It was her idea to take a classic fairy tale and turn it into a sort of sibling rivalry between a pampered baby bear and a little ...
Oregonian

Miss Manners: Those invited backstage must learn to navigate the tricky etiquette

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I saw a theatrical production that was written by, and starred, a friend of a friend. This person used to live in our city. Our mutual friend suggested we convey their ...