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, ...

Eventually, the conversation becomes more animated than I can keep up with, as voices get a bit louder and arguments a little ...

Whether that's a side effect of social isolation or defiance of traditional norms, there are still some common things people with good manners never do at a dinner table, regardless of their age.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

The men promised they wouldn’t talk shop, but they did -- throughout the entire meal. There was no inclusion of us women. I ...

Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...