The Etiquette Factory Blog

I hope you all are having a fabulous month and looking forward to another week, blessed with time.  Time to share, time to love, time to ...

Can we teach courage?   Can we help our children to develop moral courage, the courage to stand up in the face of adversity, staying tr...

We all can struggle at times when we receive a compliment from someone. Often, it can make us feel awkward because we’re not sure the bes...

If you’re like me, you get really excited when you open the mailbox and find a personal letter, card or note addressed to you.   Because it...

Hello friends, I want to take a moment to talk about the lost art of writing and sending letters, notes or cards.  I have been so very to...

What does cleaning have to do with manners?  Well, it actually has a lot to do with manners. Gentlemen and ladies strive to show respect f...

Hello Friends.  Happy Holidays to you all.  I hope this month is filled with precious memories of times past, hope for a better tomorrow ...

The deal with “Condescending” I want to talk about a topic that I think we as parents need to guard against...speaking with a condesc...

If we’re not careful, we are going to raise a generation who do not understand respect for sacred things.  Recently, I was at a Memorial...

Obeying First Request How do we teach our children to obey our first request and why is this important?  Many parents struggle with ...

What is the etiquette rule regarding how children should address adults?  Children should address adults by their LAST name with an approp...

Parents, we must stop speaking to our children behind clinched teeth, with angry eyes and cuttingly sharp voices.    I have seen time an...

Hi Friends, I hope you're having a fabulous day, truly.  I haven't been blogging much lately but really want to.  I have been so b...