I sent my 9-year-old son to an etiquette camp. It might sound old-fashioned, but it taught him confidence and kindness.

I sent my 9-year-old son to an etiquette camp. It might sound old-fashioned, but it taught him confidence and kindness.

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My 9-year-old son, Wells, has never been what you'd call a wild child. He's got a good-natured streak and — like his mother — a deeply ingrained need to be a people-pleaser. Behavior issues? Aside from some angsty huffing and puffing when he doesn't get his way and a growing love of the dramatic eye-roll? Not really.

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