Kids who don't learn good manners aren't just at risk of being rude, they may also suffer socially and professionally as adults. Teaching manners is a form of empathy training, and that's good for ...

Social perception is shaped by far more than income or background — it’s influenced by habits, communication styles, and the ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed — china, crystal, linen, silver — that ...

Older generations often look down on Gen Z, not understanding why so many traditions have been lost. But when you look closer ...

Miss Manners hopes, however, that you will not otherwise dumb down your charming, seated dinner parties because of a few outlaws. We, the purveyors of fish knives and strawberry forks, are a dying ...

I hold formal dinner parties with limited place settings. But there are friends who never respond to my invitations and show ...

These are friends of mine, and I do want to entertain them, but I’m afraid I’ll be limiting them to barbecues in the future.

Miss Manners hopes, however, that you will not otherwise dumb down your charming, seated dinner parties because of a few outlaws. We, the purveyors of fish knives and strawberry forks, are a dying ...

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed – china, crystal, linen, silver – that other relatives didn ...

There are certain truths we hold dear when it comes to good manners. A gracious host makes their guests feel welcome, and a polite guest accepts what is offered with a smile. For many of us, a ...

The Union Government presents its budget within one week of us celebrating our Republic Day. It is, therefore, important that ...