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...
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Kate Barker
- Dec 16, 2012
- 2 min
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
- Apr 20, 2012
- 2 min
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
- Apr 20, 2012
- 1 min
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
- Dec 15, 2011
- 2 min
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
- Aug 27, 2011
- 3 min
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
- Jul 9, 2011
- 3 min
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
- Jun 9, 2011
- 3 min
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
- May 24, 2011
- 2 min
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
- Jan 29, 2011
- 1 min
Manners Matter
While working my “floor time” at the Oregon St. Antique Mall, a customer grumbled “children definitely lack manners these days”. Now, I...