When the Bodes gather with their grandchildren to eat a meal, a photo gallery of ancestors keeps watch from the wall. Their descendants’ table manners, at times, may not have been stellar. To improve ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it acceptable to ask for a different table when being seated at a restaurant? My husband and I have a favorite restaurant, which does not take reservations. In the past ...

Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we have a large family dinner, between 10 and 21 people, there is one child whose parents allow her to be on her tablet, with volume on high. She comes into the house, whizzes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it acceptable to ask for a different table when being seated at a restaurant? My husband and I have a favorite restaurant, which does not take reservations. In the past ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my husband and I went to a professional baseball game, part of our ticket package gave us access to a special club at the stadium that features a large buffet. We got to the ...