When parents force their children to follow rules of politeness, it can cause resistance, lack of authenticity, and stress. Good manners are important, but they should come from a place of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son and his family live four hours away and visit often with our two grandchildren. One rule I have is ...

At home or away, good table manners are important for kids to learn. Even young children can learn the basic rules of ...

What parent hasn’t muttered those words before sending their children off? To help teach kids exactly what “best behavior” means, a local couple helped produce a DVD on manners. Husband and ...

"I think if we put these kids in situations they're not used to, take them out their comfort zone, they have to use their social skills. We've massive on manners here," he added. "I learnt so many ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My oldest child is about to turn 4, and we plan to invite other local children to celebrate. We live in a very small town where the custom seems to be to invite the entire ...

Teaching good manners to children is one of the major parts of parenting. However, many parents make the mistake of ‘forcing’ their kids to follow rules of politeness without considering how ...