In this video, join us as a father lovingly guides his child through the art of setting a table. Discover the details of place settings, from the proper arrangement of plates and silverware to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed ...

Dinner table exits required formal permission in 1960s Georgia homes. Children sat through entire meals, regardless of ...

Just as good manners make life smoother among people, petiquette extends the same spirit of hospitality and grace to our life with animals ...

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"Though it was obviously once common, I don’t know anyone who has framed portraits of themselves in their homes now." ...

Remember when “no elbows on the table” was a cardinal rule at dinnertime or when you were told you couldn’t swim for 30 ...

Q: My son’s soccer coach only plays the best players and hardly ever gives playing time to my son. He isn’t a top athlete, ...

You probably rolled your eyes as a kid whenever your parents said this to you. Yet, here you are, finding that it’s the ...

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The education secretary has said that lifting the two-child benefit cap is “definitely on the table”, amid growing pressure on the government to scrap the controversial policy. Bridget Phillipson, who ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After a meal at a restaurant, my mother is in the habit of vigorously rubbing both of her hands with one ...