DEAR MISS MANNERS: We love our neighbors, but an increasing number of them — parents, children or both — are appearing at our ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We love our neighbors, but an increasing number of them -- parents, children or both -- are appearing at our front door to sell products for fundraising purposes. We are asked to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a communication issue with my nieces and nephews, who are about to be college-age. They are my ...

Dear Miss Manners: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a communication ... Maybe I should tell the kids I pawned the instruments. Is there a good way to teach discretion to teens in a situation like this?

GENTLE READER: Even if the causes are the best, Miss Manners will have to disagree about the wholesomeness of the values being inculcated. Teaching children to feel good about shaming and ...

Is it wrong to expect the accompanying adults to teach these children proper audience behavior ... The silence that both you and Miss Manners prefer dates only from the early 20th century.