Sheryl Trower, founder and president of the Etiquette School of Central PA in Lititz, shared her big table do's and don'ts for kids (and adults too!). Don't voice negative opinions. No one should ever ...

I'm embarrassed to admit this but my daughter has atrocious table manners. She can't sit still for more than a few minutes. Not so long ago, she even went through a doggie phase where she pretended ...

Does it feel like teaching your young kids table manners is an impossible feat? Well, for one thing, it’s not impossible. And for another thing, it’s never too early. After all, from the lunchroom to ...

Learning manners at a young age offers kids the chance to understand what is acceptable from the very beginning. Manners are very important in a child’s life and it is a smart decision to teach kids ...

Picture yourself at Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey and stuffing slathered in gravy on your plate. Mashed potatoes making their way around the table. Good cheer emanating from everywhere. “If they take ...

Along with the joy of holiday gatherings comes a fear of your child doing something egregious at the table: chewing with his mouth open, burping the first half of the alphabet, constructing a volcano ...

Wait too late to teach children a few of the basics and you can turn around to discover is eating like a wolverine, even when sharing a meal with friends. Nobody expects toddlers to keep a napkin in ...

For educators, lunchtime can be one of the trickiest hours of the day to manage. Between the feeding frenzy and joy of not being in the classroom for a few moments, students have a tendency to get ...

The icy stare. You’ve seen it before. Maybe you’ve even given it. There’s probably no place it’s dished out more than a nice restaurant when a family approaches with their kids. Diners fear riots, ...

As Tiffany’s Table Manners marks its 50th year in print, we wonder if old-school manners are still relevant in 2011. First things first: I am not the world’s most polite person. But, I probably know ...

Etiquette standards have changed throughout the years. Some etiquette experts believe that old-fashioned manners that kids aren't taught anymore should be brought back. Here are 11 old-fashioned ...