By teaching these six basic manners, you’re not just raising polite kids—you’re shaping thoughtful, empathetic, and socially confident individuals. With a little patience and consistent ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My oldest child is about to turn 4, and we plan to invite other local children to celebrate. We live in a very small town where the custom seems to be to invite the entire ...

When parents force their children to follow rules of politeness, it can cause resistance, lack of authenticity, and stress. Good manners are important, but they should come from a place of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am currently staying with a family friend and her husband for a few days while visiting my hometown. The husband clearly isn’t happy with me staying here, so I have not ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two years ago, I introduced my close, longtime friend, Nora, to Lauren, an acquaintance whose husband is my husband’s boss. To my delight, they hit it off -- so much so that a ...

Dear Miss Manners: My oldest child is about to turn 4, and we plan to invite other local children to celebrate. We live in a very small town where the custom seems to be to invite the entire ...

Teaching good manners to children is one of the major parts of parenting. However, many parents make the mistake of ‘forcing’ their kids to follow rules of politeness without considering how ...

Read on for our top 20 audition songs for kids! Almost Nearly Perfect - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2013) Music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Uptempo, Dramatic ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My oldest child is about to turn 4, and we plan to invite other local children to celebrate. We live in a very small town where the custom seems to be to invite the entire ...

PUT THEM DOWN AND GET UP. THIS IS MOTIVATING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT BEEN FED UP. THE KIDS ARE BACKUP SINGERS IN THE SONG PIPELINE BY MARYLAND NATIVE SINGER AND SONGWRITER LOGIC. THE SONG HIGHLIGHTS ...

Dear Miss Manners: My son is engaged to a lovely young woman, whom my son’s mother and I like a lot. The bride-to-be’s father, a very nice man, announced that he would be paying for the ...

In helpless response I wrote “Kindertotenlieder” (“Songs for Dead Children”, its title borrowed from Mahler’s great song cycle: There can be no songs for dead children Near the crazy circle of ...