DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is having a 14th birthday party/dance. I would like to strongly encourage the kids to leave their cellphones and electronic devices at home. How would you word that on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As parents, we all aspire to raise respectful humans who never forget to mind their manners, but instilling such propriety in your ...

While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and rightfully so — we also need to pay attention to the other places where phone use (and overuse) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you feel hideously inadequate around moms with calm, composed, well-mannered children (surely their kids don’t slap random strangers at a museum)? Not surprisingly, modeling good behavior is key to ...

Parents know that children learn some lessons more quickly than others. Youngsters may be eager to learn lessons related to an extracurricular activity like dance or sports, but other lessons, ...

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“Catch the Etiquette Bug” with Mrs. Jill Kryston and learn table manners, social etiquette and communication skills in association with “Defining Manners: A School of Contemporary Protocol.” The class ...

One of the best things a parent can do for their children is to teach them good manners. That responsibility should not be left to the teachers, caregivers and definitely not the TV. As a parent this ...

"It's wonderful to be able to share it with children and help them appreciate it, that it is really their house," said Mary Pat Abele, executive director. They start to feel at home while they learn ...