DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughters play competitive soccer. It is understood, and often in the rule book, that the parents of one team sit on one side of the field and the parents of the other team sit ...

She makes polite small talk, her posture is elegant and her table manners are impeccable. What’s surprising, however, is that Erin is just 12 years old. Yet, unlike most tweens surrounded by their ...

Dear Miss Manners: My daughters play competitive soccer. It is understood, and often in the rule book, that the parents of one team sit on one side of the field and the parents of the other team sit ...

Etiquette columnist Miss Manners has advised parents to avoid using children's birthday parties to promote their own social standing. She emphasized that invitations should be limited to the child’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is extremely frugal with money (maybe too much so) and we don’t spend much outside of bills or basic necessities. My parents, on the other hand, go out to eat pretty much ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughters play competitive soccer. It is understood, and often in the rule book, that the parents of one team sit on one side of the field and the parents of the other team sit ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a birthday party for my 8-year-old son at a trampoline park. The party package requires an exact headcount, and charges a rather steep fee per child. Along with my son’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughters play competitive soccer. It is understood, and often in the rule book, that the parents of one team sit on one side of the field and the parents of the other team sit ...

The letter regarding 15 screaming middle schoolers causing problems on the Metro Red Line was sad in its conclusion [Dr. Gridlock, Oct. 16]. The writer thought that the "school staff should teach ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We need major publicity to get across a matter of etiquette for concert and theater attendees: WAIT UNTIL THE CURTAIN CALL IS OVER AND EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE THEIR BOWS ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When the bride’s parents pay for the wedding, should they not be able to invite at least half of the guests? Related Articles Miss Manners: Who’s in the wrong in this dispute over ...