QUESTION: Is there a way I could teach my child to keep his elbows off the table? Also, how do I help them learn to use napkins and to wait until everyone has been served before beginning to eat?

You might still influence your grandchildren, however. Generally speaking, making a bad impression is a more frequent concern among teenagers than adults. It just never occurs to them that a bad ...

Earlier this year, mealtime at my house was feeling out of control. My kids were talking with their mouths open and complaining about each others poor manners. We introduced new rules gradually to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My two grandchildren, ages 7 and 9, are very sweet but have terrible table manners. I lived with them for 18 months during the pandemic and taught them to put their napkins in their ...

Manners are simply just the way we do things. They have become pretty well accepted as the way to behave. Another way to conceptualize manners is to think of them as ways to be considerate of others.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We host my husband’s sister and her husband for dinner at least once a week. Both of them have terrible table manners. While it bugs me, I could ignore it if it weren’t for how it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My two grandchildren, ages 7 and 9, are very sweet but have terrible table manners. I lived with them for 18 months during the pandemic and taught them to put their napkins in their ...