As a result, my children, now 16 and 11, have pretty good table manners, are capable of adult conversation and eat a healthy variety of cuisine. It’s a linchpin of our good family relationships.

Dining table etiquette is an integral part of social interactions, be it at a formal dinner or a casual family meal ...

When dining with a group, the foundational rules of etiquette apply universally. These include being polite, respecting others’ preferences, and maintaining proper table manners.

To avoid being rude, there are some common things people with good manners will never do at a dinner table.

Certainly, my mother’s list of rules was long and sometimes baffling. She was particularly insistent that my arms were never ...

Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a question about good manners at a dinner party.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were dining at a mid-priced restaurant. I ordered the special, which ended up sounding much better than it tasted. Miss Manners: They all arrived early at the ...