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QUESTION: Is there a way I could teach my child to keep his elbows off the table? Also, how do I help them learn to use napkins and to wait until everyone has been served before beginning to eat?
In this video, join us as a father lovingly guides his child through the art of setting a table. Discover the details of place settings, from the proper arrangement of plates and silverware to the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we have a large family dinner, between 10 and 21 people, there is one child whose parents allow her to be on her tablet, with volume on high. She comes into the house, whizzes ...
When a group of friends decides to have an adults-only dinner at a nice restaurant, here's what to consider before allowing ...
Maybe you're having guests over for Thanksgiving. Maybe you're going out. Or maybe you're just planning a quiet dinner at home with the family. Whatever your plans are, Bernadette Champion says, it is ...
Q: My son’s father and I share our 13-year-old’s time equally, but his dad always seems to want more time. Why he thinks he deserves more than half, I don’t know, but that’s the impression he gives.
Q. My son is 8 and his father and I have been separated for nine months. Yesterday I had a student-teacher conference and the teacher suggested we get him tested for ADHD. This is all new to me. I ...