Etiquette

Kate Barker

4 Tips for Keeping it “Cool” in the Bleachers at Youth Sporting Events

4 Tips for Keeping It Cool in the Bleachers at Youth Sporting Events Up to bat…. We’re well into the baseball and softball season, but...

Kate Barker

Help for Parents Grieving the Loss of a Child…

I am the mother of a first grader who bounded down the steps of the school bus on the first day of December and within minutes was killed...

Kate Barker

10 By 10

Ten Social Graces Every Child Needs To Know By Age Ten Teaching…. and reinforcing…. again and again…. a few polite behaviors not only...

Kate Barker

TAKE 1

It’s Friday…time for some fun!! You don’t need a “stiff upper lip” to drink tea…. Take 1 Steven Colbert gets a lesson in drinking...

Kate Barker

I’m dreaming of a…………..House Guest with Manners!

An invitation to stay with someone is a great honor. Your host wants you to be happy, to be comfortable and to feel welcome. If you’ll be...

Kate Barker

H.O.S.P.I.T.A.L. Etiquette

Last week my father had to be hospitalized. His condition required more than an overnight stay. I am thankful for hospitals and the staff...

Kate Barker

Alfresco Etiquette Refresher

Alfresco Etiquette Refresher Have you been invited to a pool party or barbecue? Going on a picnic? Heading for the lake as a guest on a...

Kate Barker

Rude Behavior: Is it an Epidemic

Rude Behavior: Is there an Epidemic? If… the authorities on social graces, Emily Post and Miss Manners (Judith Martin) define manners and...

Kate Barker

Minding Your P’s & Q’s: 4 Tips on Graduation Etiquette

Minding Your P’s & Q’s: 4 tips on Graduation Etiquette Tis the season to celebrate graduation-a milestone in life’s journey- and that...

Kate Barker

Manners Matter

While working my “floor time” at the Oregon St. Antique Mall, a customer grumbled “children definitely lack manners these days”. Now, I...