(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 ...

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?

Dr. Jodi Stoner and Lori Weiner, authors of the new book, "Good Manners are Contagious," are on a mission to change how kids interact with the rest of the world. Their book offers tangible strategies ...

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 ...

Children’s etiquette isn’t what it used to be. Case in point: One of my students nailed me in the head with a doughnut. I teach a class for high school freshmen, and one recent morning, I felt ...

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, ...

“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 ...

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is a talented chef. She has a job cooking for a family of four. They appreciate her food, are not too terribly picky, and pay better than her former thankless jobs in ...