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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 ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is having a 14th birthday party/dance. I would like to strongly encourage the kids to leave their cellphones and electronic devices at home. How would you word that on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Etiquette is always evolving. What was accepted as polite and the norm a century ago, or even a decade ago, may no longer be.

Children participating in the Sinclairville Free Library’s Preschool Story Hour afternoon program recently learned about good manners and library etiquette. Story hour is offered from 1 – 2 p.m.