There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring personal autonomy, egalitarianism and not appearing to tell people what to do.

A series of children's books by a couple of local authors have started appearing on bookshelves and audio players in recent ...

Nowadays, it seems like parents don't want to teach their kids good manners anymore. When you go to a restaurant, it's not uncommon to see a child on their iPad or disrespecting their parents.

like I’m not a separate person from my children. “Which mother? I’m Mrs. Starwood.” (Or “Dr. Starwood,” if it applies and you ...

In their eyes, such table manners help the kids consume nutritious food in a fuss-free manner and still behave in a way that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Are there polite ways to refuse ... I have no interest in talking with these children, and they have no interest in talking with me. Furthermore, I believe the grandparents ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors recently went on vacation and asked our young children (7 years old and 3 years old) to take care of their goldfish. We were happy to do so, and our children ...

Dear Miss Manners: Our neighbors recently went on vacation and asked our young children (7 years old and 3 years old) to take care of their goldfish. We were happy to do so, and our children ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors recently went on vacation and asked our young children (7 years old and 3 years old) to take care of their goldfish. We were happy to do so, and our children ...

GENTLE READER: That might encourage uncomfortable follow-up questions for the girlfriend. Miss Manners suggests instead that you introduce them by their names. After doing so, you may add, “Carter is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who ... My young nieces and nephews do so, and when I have children, I will expect the same from them. How can I explain to him that these words ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Ensuring kids have manners is a perennial preoccupation for parents and caregivers. How, then, do you Teach good manners to children? Modelling good manners around the ...