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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether witnessing a toddler screaming in a restaurant or sitting through a holiday dinner near the children's table, we've all seen kids acting out while food is on the table. Life happens, of course ...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is the perfect time to start working with your children on proper table manners. There is much more to manners than just polite behavior. In fact, ...

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 ...

Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.

A student in the Connecticut Etiquette class pulled her chair close to the hors d’oeuvres table and filled her napkin with food. Etiquette instructors Lindley Chapin and Shea Jezek gently explained ...

Based on the course Marjabelle Young Stewart has taught to the children of U.S. presidents and ambassadors, Table Manners for Kids puts children at ease with formal dining. This fun, easy-to-follow ...