Those students might not expect to be addressed as "beautiful young ladies and gents" (in fact, the sobriquet elicited a round of giggling from the fifth-grade girls) but they have learned how their ...

Before a lesson begins, it’s important to communicate a clear plan so that students will understand what’s expected of them.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I host an annual holiday dinner for a group of neighbors, one of whom has asked in the past if he could bring a guest. My wife, on our behalf, has always said yes.

Modelling good manners around the home and in your own interaction with others is obviously crucial. But there’s a clear uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participate with a small group that does what we can to support a small neighborhood alternative high school. Many of the students at the school are low-income. I have been ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year for about 25 people. Most are traveling in from out of town. I have expressed that people do not need to bring anything, and I mean it.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it appropriate to serve alcohol at a baby shower where only women will be attending? GENTLE READER: Because ladies don’t drink? Well, Miss Manners trusts that the expectant ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We received an online invitation to my relative’s 70th birthday: a surprise dinner and music at a nice restaurant. Included in the invite is a “suggested donation” amount ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’m a man who is 6-foot-6 and 62 years old. My entire life, I have found myself bent in half when greeting women for whom a welcome hug is appropriate. My aunties, cousins ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our town is a typical suburb of a large city. It was originally settled by German farmers, but over the years, it has become an affluent sprawl of subdivisions and strip malls.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor and I had a heated disagreement about trick-or-treating. We are fortunate to live in a picturesque neighborhood of single-family houses, and our street is popular ...

Dear Miss Manners: I used to be religious, many years ago, but I now identify as pagan — meaning that I believe in the powers of Mother Earth, and that everything she’s created is sacred.