JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven-year-old sisters Shawna and Elise Rippee walked very slowly, careful not to spill punch -- on the thick carpet or on their fancy clothes -- as they sat to nibble on ...

And Williamson hopes more schools will take Brennan's up on its offer of the free brunch and etiquette lessons, geared for kindergarten through second-grade students. Lafayette Academy also received a ...

DETROIT – Learning from home has been a new and sometimes challenging experience for many families through this pandemic. As the school year wraps up, there’s a different kind of lesson you can pass ...

This is achieved by parents modeling self-compassion and positive self-talk, showing unconditional love, and focusing praise ...

Most of the time, family dinners at Lita Insalaco’s house are casual. On Thanksgiving, “we make it really special.” Insalaco’s three daughters must wear a dress or skirt. The family breaks out a ...

Most parents try to teach their children good manners. Sometimes, though, that task can be a bit exhausting. Parents do get tired of correcting, monitoring and forever having their antennae up to ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Two by two, the little gentlemen and the little ladies pair up on the dance floor of the Highland Country Club ballroom. The boys in their blazers, neckties and khaki slacks lead the ...

Kids can be quick to feel shame and shut down or escalate when corrected. Skipping the correction and directly guiding them to do what's expected can be a game-changer.

If the email addresses of Amanda McCraw’s eighth-graders didn’t contain some portion of their names, she would have no clue who the senders were. “There’s no subject line, no signature. It’s just, ...

The toughest problem of Kevin Hatamiya’s brief elementary school career doesn’t involve arithmetic. It’s his hair-trigger emotions. Whenever life throws the 7-year-old second-grader a setback, his ...