Earlier this year, mealtime at my house was feeling out of control. My kids were talking with their mouths open and complaining about each others poor manners. We introduced new rules gradually to ...

Children’s etiquette isn’t what it used to be. Case in point: One of my students nailed me in the head with a doughnut. I ...

Dinner tables in 1960s Indiana looked a whole lot different than what we see today. Families followed strict rules about ...

With a written note, certainly a parent must stamp and address it, and perhaps hover over the child to inspire them to write.

While there are certainly plenty of outdated etiquette rules and traditional expectations still being followed by most people, studies show that proper table manners, like keeping your elbows off the ...

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