The book offers a fascinating insight into the behaviour of children in 1480, with instructions for children to stop picking their noses, burping and gobbling food. Parents who blame modern technology ...

So yes, if you want your kids to develop good manners, then step #1 is clearly modeling. But, as we have all figured out by now, no two children are the same.

Care.com asked Ludwig and Louise Elerding, author of the You’ve Got Mannersa children’s book series, for tips on turning uncouth dining experiences into ones that are (somewhat) poised.

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 antennae ...

Of the 365 manners for kids listed in Eberly's book — one for each day of the year — a few stand out in her mind: Knock gently on a closed door before entering; borrow items only if you've ...

Both of them have terrible table manners. While it bugs me, I could ignore it if it weren’t for how it affects my children. When their aunt and uncle are over, the kids’ own manners regress.

Stop bad manners before they start If you don’t want a holiday experience filled with manners mishaps, it’s important to put in some prep work ahead of time.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For various reasons, both practical and philosophical, we do not host large birthday parties for our children each year, instead choosing to do so every three or four years.

It seems as if saying please and thank you does not even scratch the surface of “old-school” manners children should know and use that would set them ahead of their peers. Parents must ...