What happens when you ask a group of elementary-school kids how they would teach their children manners if they were the parents? Based on the group of kids we brought together in Atlanta, you get a ...

Do you feel hideously inadequate around moms with calm, composed, well-mannered children (surely their kids don’t slap random strangers at a museum)? Not surprisingly, modeling good behavior is key to ...

I teach a class for high school freshmen, and one recent morning, I felt something whiz past my ear. Before I could process it, a second one hit me right in the side of the head. It was a mini ...

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?

It's a debate that rages on between parents and children. — -- (Editor's Note: This article first appeared on Babble.com. It has been reprinted here with permission. Disney is the parent company ...

Manners are simply just the way we do things. They have become pretty well accepted as the way to behave. Another way to conceptualize manners is to think of them as ways to be considerate of others.

Parents know that children learn some lessons more quickly than others. Youngsters may be eager to learn lessons related to an extracurricular activity like dance or sports, but other lessons, ...

When it comes to NYC dining, mom Jamie Boxer doesn’t kid around. The Brooklynite is one in the expanding pack of parents proudly “restaurant training” their tykes to eat, drink, be merry and behave in ...

Dear Eric: I’m a big fan of your column and really enjoy hearing your responses to readers. (Here it comes, though.) I do feel that you missed something with “Grandma On Hold”, who was frustrated that ...