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My child deserved the same ocean of faces and thunderous applause that yours got, but he didn't get it - because most parents left after their kids performed. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, etiquette, mannes, rude parents, performances, récitals, setting example for kids, Risa McDonnell

How Do You Shoo the Neighborhood Kids Out of the Yard?

How do you tell the friendly neighborhood kids that sometimes, a backyard gathering is just for family? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2012 8:56 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, free-range kids, manners, etiquette, parental quandary, backyard

Should Kids Write Their Own Holiday Gift Lists?

Do you let your children make a holiday wish list, and do they think it's a list of what they're going to get? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2011 7:58 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christmas, Holidays, gifts, manners, etiquette

Teaching Etiquette in the Age of the Evite

I'm trying to teach my 13-year-old son to be polite. In a Facebook and Evite world, this is no easy thing. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2011 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, manners, Randye Hoder, evites, etiquette

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When Friends Visit, the iPod Goes Off

A Child, a Gadget, a Guest and a Question of Etiquette

When It's Time for the Neighborhood Children to Go Home

To the Rude Parent at the Recital

How Do You Shoo the Neighborhood Kids Out of the Yard?

Should Kids Write Their Own Holiday Gift Lists?

Teaching Etiquette in the Age of the Evite