School etiquette cultivates a positive classroom community by teaching children respect for personal space, active listening, ...

Talking to someone on a phone has always been second nature to me. When I was 13, my mother got a separate “children’s line” so that I had a private landline phone number in my room. And although I ...

Etiquette lessons for children will be offered by Sheryl Trower, Etiquette School of Central PA president, at the New Holland Recreation Center, 123 N. Shirk Road. Children will learn proper dining ...

Q. The kids’ dad has not set up the kids’ rooms in his apartment yet and it’s been 6 months. They are telling me they want to see their dad, but they are tired of sleeping on the floor. I think it’s ...

MOST OF MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, and I have a 2-year-old son, so I attend a lot of kids’ birthday parties. I’ve seen invitations with special requests for gifts — or “no gifts.” I ...

Q. Halloween is always a problem. I want the kids to be with me and their dad wants them to be with him. I keep trying to tell him that the kids want to trick-or-treat with their friends, not in a ...

Q: My ex and I constantly argue about our parenting styles. I’m structured; he’s loose. I worry that the differences confuse ...

Q. Although my ex has never been officially diagnosed, she must have some sort of affliction because no one could be as terrible as she is without having something. That’s fine for me. I left her long ...

The desire to vent after a breakup, put an ex in their place, or get them back for what they have done are all natural responses to being hurt. But our kids are hurt, too, and they have no idea how to ...