Is Etiquette Dead?

Ask people what they think of when they hear the word etiquette, and invariably they respond with manners or rules. And they dont say those words nicely. They are ideas associated with things you HAVE to do, that your mother told you to do.

Etiquette Rules!: Graduate with honors in etiquette

Mother's Day came early for my stepmother and Auntie last weekend as they proudly watched their son and daughter, respectively, don caps and gowns for college graduation.

Modern Etiquette:Five suggestions for greater self-confidence

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Confidence. The dictionary defines it as trust or faith, being sure. I believe it means feeling good about yourself, especially in regard to accomplishing something. That something can be a new job, a new assignment, a performance review, networking, or a meeting with co-workers. Here are a few actions that will result in real payoffs in our confidence quotients. MOVE No, not ...

Re-gifting etiquette? The gifts we keep on giving

Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother's Day, Father's Day, wedding anniversaries, the occasional sorry- about-that gesture, hostess gifts and presents that don't even fall into a recognizable category. The year is filled with opportunities and obligations to give and receive. So who can blame someone for doing a little regifting? Not the ...

Etiquette and courtesy taught for Mother's Day at Alta

Board of Education member Terry Lombardi, second from left, chats with senior students over breakfast at Alta at the Pyne Center Friday morning in Southington, May 11, 2012. The annual Etiquette Breakfast is the culminating event of teacher Anita Holtz's unit on courtesy and etiquette. The idea came to her when she thought that moms really wanted their children to have good manners and be ...