Dear Miss Manners: Lamenting the loss of table manners

Miss Manners says, "In reality, instruction in table manners was incidental to the main lesson, which was ... to learn to ...

Miss Manners: Are table manners outdated?

basic things like: wait till everyone is seated before starting to eat; don’t use your fingers; ask to be excused before ...
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I sent my 9-year-old son to an etiquette camp. It might sound old-fashioned, but it taught him confidence and kindness.

My son attends many different summer camps. Adding a few days of etiquette to the mix seemed smart. The camp focused on table manners, curiosity, and distinguishing gratitude from entitlement. It led ...
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Miss Manners: I was corrected at a dinner table and value the life lesson, but I remember the embarrassment

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was in college, a friend’s family graciously opened their home to me for a couple of months while I worked a summer job near their home, which was an hour from my family’s. I ...
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Mealtime in my house of 6 was getting chaotic. A simple list helped my kids with table manners.

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 ...
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Miss Manners: I was humiliated by my friend’s mom over table manners

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was in college, a friend’s family graciously opened their home to me for a couple of months while I worked a summer job near their home, which was an hour from my family’s. I ...
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Sixth-graders get a lesson in manners

DANVILLE -- They greeted and escorted their special guests inside and arranged their place settings properly. This was part of Monday's Manners Mixer for 160 Danville Middle School sixth-graders who ...