Practicing good ex-etiquette protects your child from becoming a messenger. When something truly needs clarification, approach your co-parent with neutrality: “She mentioned something that left her ...

Q. How do you suggest I deal with a lying ex? We were at our child exchange and I hear him telling our child a story that was such a lie. I had to stop him and set the record straight, but it turned ...

The key to lifelong manners is to start young. So young in fact that Myka Meier, the founder of Beaumont Etiquette, thinks training can start as soon as a child starts talking. "You can begin teaching ...

Q. Even though my divorce has been final for a year, I sometimes like to spend the day with my ex and the kids. Not taking the chance of her saying no, I put the children first and ask the kids how ...

Q. I have noticed in other columns that you have suggested that parents should be the only ones attending 504 special ed meetings for their children. Bonus parents should not attend. My ex believes ...

Have you ever walked into your child’s room and been hit with a wave of odor, only for them to insist they don’t smell anything? Etiquette starts with self-awareness, and hygiene is the first step to ...

Q. Although my ex has never been officially diagnosed, she must have some sort of affliction because no one could be as terrible as she is without having something. That’s fine for me. I left her long ...

Q My ex is almost $2,000 behind in child support. While I am tempted to not let him see our son, age 9, until he pays up, I realize that support and visitation are two separate things and I try to ...