Tag Archives: manners

Enter Our Holiday Manners Giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Stella Bromley! This holiday season, encourage better behavior around the table with must-have resources on the importance of learning and exercising good manners. One reader will win all of these resources: Noses … Continue reading

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Enter Our Holiday Manners Giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Nancy Myers! This holiday season, encourage better behavior around the table with must-have resources on the importance of learning and exercising good manners. One reader will win all of these resources: … Continue reading

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Smart Phones and Stupid Mistakes: 12 Tips for Cell Phone Civility

By Alex J. Packer, Ph.D., author of How Rude!® The Teen Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out Did you know that July is “Cell Phone Courtesy Month”? I sure didn’t. At least, not until Free Spirit … Continue reading

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Teaching the “3 Rs”: Responsibility, Respect, and Refinement

A podcast from Alex Packer, etiquette guru and author of How Rude!® The Teen Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out. Sixth in a monthly series of podcasts from Free Spirit Publishing. Podcast transcription: It used … Continue reading

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Holiday Kindness: “So Be Good for Goodness’ Sake!”

By Alex Packer, author of How Rude!® The Teen Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out Ah, the long-awaited holiday season! What’s not to love? Long lines. Crowded stores. Stampeding shoppers. Parking lot slugfests. Tedious office … Continue reading

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