Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As parents, we all aspire to raise respectful humans who never forget to mind their manners, but instilling such propriety in your ...

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?

(ABC News)--My crew loved the new Paddington Bear movie —- yet, am I alone? -— there was one element of the film I couldn't stand: The way the Brown children talked to their parents. The tweenage ...

I just read the letter to the editor suggesting we add the subject of kindness to the school curriculum (“Please teach children to be kind,” Feb. 24). This is not a bad idea, but teachers are taught ...

Do you feel hideously inadequate around moms with calm, composed, well-mannered children (surely their kids don’t slap random strangers at a museum)? Not surprisingly, modeling good behavior is key to ...

A children’s etiquette class at Plantation Grove focuses on a new area of etiquette every week. This week, The Manners Cafe helps teach kids how to eat along side the grown ups with proper table ...

Saying “please” and “thank you” is only the start. Here's how to raise a well mannered child… What manners are important in your family? Make a list that includes saying please and thank you, sharing, ...

One of the many skills conscientious parents want to teach their children are good manners and social skills. But, how to you teach good manners to children in a world that seems to be increasingly ...

Dear Eric: I’m a big fan of your column and really enjoy hearing your responses to readers. (Here it comes, though.) I do feel that you missed something with “Grandma On Hold”, who was frustrated that ...

But it didn't take long for the seventh-graders to begin telling personal stories of people they knew, neighbors and grandparents passing away. "My mom would go to my grandmother's house every day to ...

“Fix the schools. Our kids are not broken.” Seriously? Schools are not responsible for teaching your coddled children courtesy, kindness, respect, patience and appreciation. Those traits are learned ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Fourth graders at Earl Nance Sr.