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 ...

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 ...

“Do not. I said do not put peas in your nose.” “Cranberry jelly is not finger food.” If you would like to spend this Thanksgiving not reminding your kid that mashed potatoes go in his mouth instead of ...

CONCORD, N.H. (CBS/AP) — Senators have passed a bill requiring public schools to continue teaching cursive and multiplication tables. The bill is aimed at making sure schools maintain those skills as ...

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?

This is regarding the May 5 Generation Z(eal) column “Young Americans are bad at math and it’s a growing problem.” In 1999, my wife and I were at our fifth grade child’s parent-teacher conference at a ...