Princess Marie-Chantal’s perennial, must-have parenting resource for the modern age – modern etiquette for families - now fully revised and updated.

As founder of successful lifestyle and gifting brand and mother of five children, Marie-Chantal of Greece is constantly asked how she manages to do it all. So many of these queries - about proper etiquette for children in our fast–paced, technology-centred world led her to recognize the need for a modern handbook on children’s manners. First published in 2020, Manners Begin at Breakfast addresses rules of etiquette, including table manners, social media, fashion dos and don’ts, and party conversation. This edition covers a broader age range of children from infants to late-teens, it is an essential guide for all parents keen to raise polite, well-rounded children, equipped to thrive in society and develop into confident, successful adults.

This updated edition adds new insights on parenting in a post-pandemic world, including an updated chapter on technology and how to reduce children's screentime. By popular demand, each chapter is now peppered with delightful anecdotes and personal stories from Marie-Chantal’s experience putting her own advice into practice as her children enter early adulthood. In addition, the Table Manners chapter includes a new section on how to serve a traditional English afternoon tea.

Adorned with charming, specially commissioned illustrations by Nicholas Child who worked closely with the author to include some personalised additions including the artist's impression of Marie-Chantal's own daschund! Finally, a fresh updated introduction by leading paediatrician Dr. Perri Klass, Manners Begin at Breakfast, completes this quintessential guide to propriety for the modern family.

The Keepsake Edition includes your Marie-Chantal Notebook. This charming notebook allows you to record all the information you need in one handy volume, with space to add your own personalized notes and other snippets of household wisdom to ensure your little ones stay healthy, happy and fulfilled.