manners

School Age Kids

What to do about your child’s dying social skills

In a world dominated by digital communication, parents worry about their children’s ability to develop the necessary face-to-face...

Baby & Toddler

When it stops being cute: Behaviors you should nip in the bud

Behaviors that are developmentally-appropriate at age 2 stop being cute at 8 and can become quite obnoxious at 15. As children...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Teaching phone manners to kids

Got manners? Learning proper manners for using the telephone is an important life skill for your kids. Whether they are old enough...

Preschoolers

Magic words make a difference

Emily Post might have been on to something. Beyond the social niceties of “please” and “thank you,” basic manners actually serve as...

Baby & Toddler

How to teach your toddler table manners

If there is one lesson you have probably learned as a parent, it is to expect the most embarrassing moments to occur at the most...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Funny and embarrassing things kids say

You're out and about with your child. You feel confident that you have taught your child good manners and how to behave in public....

Parenting Tips & Advice

When Mommy has a potty mouth

You know that swearing isn't a great quality, obviously. And you definitely don’t want your child dropping f-bombs. But what if it’s...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Manners matter

Our style of communication has become more relaxed and casual. This is fine for a text or email, but don't let this lack of...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Polite kids: Common courtesies, revisited

As parents, it's our responsibility to provide our children with an awareness of others and the skills they'll need to be the kind...

Hobbies

3 Reasons a thank-you card rocks

Writing and sending thank-you cards takes very little time and reaps huge rewards.

Living

Handwritten thank-you notes

When was the last time you received a hand written thank-you note in the mail? It's been a while, hasn't it? And most likely, it was...

Parenting Humor

What's my name again? What should kids call you

If a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would an authority figure who goes by their first name be just as authoritative?...

School Age Kids

Why teach kids some old-fashioned decorum?

In our age of social networking, kids are more focused on updating their Facebook profiles and creating emoticons than on...

School Age Kids

6 positive ways to teach your child manners

Do your child’s manners leave a little something to be desired? From saying “please” and “thank you” to greeting guests when they...

Preschoolers

Manners for preschoolers

Your children first learn manners at home. From your instruction and example, children establish a basic understanding of how they...

Age by Age

A quick guide to good manners

If your child's behavior makes you want to throw a tantrum, or you're sure you'd be a millionaire by now if you had a dollar for...

Child Development & Health

Parents’ guide to praising your child

When it comes to kids, positive reinforcement goes a long way. But is there such a thing as too much praise? Before you risk not...

Child Development & Health

Kids and manners: Start with the basics

Almost from the time our kids babble their first "mama" or "dadda" we try to instill in them the use of basic manners. "Please" and...

Age by Age

Teaching kids table manners

All children can behave like little turkeys once in a while, but when the family is sitting around the Thanksgiving table, the only...

Etiquette Rules

Modern Manners 101: Expert etiquette advice for today's tricky situations

Smooth (and expert-approved) ways to handle today's tricky etiquette situations