Tag Archives: etiquette

Manners Matter: Don’t ignore etiquette at sleepovers

This week, Heidi Thomas talks to parents and children about what manners are expected during a sleepover.

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Manners Matter: Practice good etiquette at the table

Family dinner can be a time to allow your children to practice their table manners and exercise self control.

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Manners Matter: Comment with your favorite table manners teaching tips to win tickets to Saturday Soiree

Leave a comment with your creative solutions for encouraging good table manners for a chance to win two tickets “Saturday Soiree: An evening of food, fun, art and music” in New Freedom.

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Manners Matter: Consistency key for managing manners

Etiquette expert Heidi Thomas offers advice for teaching manners while co-parenting.

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Manners Matter: Meet etiquette expert Heidi Thomas

As a new part of the Smart magazine blog, etiquette expert Heidi Thomas will be contributing posts each Wednesday about common etiquette issues and how to promote good manners in your family.

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Catch up with Smart this weekend

Catch up with these Smart magazine posts from the week of Feb. 4, 2013.

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Book Smarts: Tracing the evolution of etiquette

Some of the lessons from the 19th century feel starkly different. But some, if you look closely, are the same.

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Write foolproof thank-you notes every time

In today’s world of texts and tweets, receiving a handwritten thank-you card is a refreshing change of pace.

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Check out the January/February 2013 issue of Smart

From cellphones to thank-you cards to table settings, you’ll find all the do’s and don’ts inside this issue of Smart.

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Rhoad to the Altar: ‘Miss Manners’
and today’s wedding etiquette

Abby Rhoad reviews the book “Miss Manners’ Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding” by Judith and Jacobina Martin.

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