Blogs Posts in Kids Etiquettes category; 186 blog posts

Eating at the Kids Table

Getting kids interested in food seems to be a growing trend, with articles about parents taking their kids to fine dining restaurants or enrolling them in kids’ cooking classes popping up in publications right across North America [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Teaching Autistic Teens to Make Friends

During the first week of class, the teens' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12, though, these same kids were talkative, responsive and engaged. That's the result of a special [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Ten rules of good ex-etiquette

Q: In your answers you often refer to Ex-Etiquette Rule No. 7 or Ex-Etiquette Rule No. 5. What are you talking about? Are there really specific rules of good ex-etiquette? A: Years ago, divorced parents asked us for a guide, so we came up w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Big prizes at Bowl for Kids Sake

The Big Brothers and Big Sisters annual Bowl for Kids Sake event is coming up at Cariboo Bowling Lanes April 18 and 19, presented by Eldorado Enterprises. The theme this year is TV Reality Style and already some adventurous teams are puttin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Bankers let it all hang out for kids at show

Despite hard times the annual Banker’s Variety show raised about $5,200 to help children through the 139 Children’s Fundraising Society, says RBC customer service representative Arlene Rousselle. Last year the event raised $6, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Specialty summer camps for New Orleans children

Here's a list of specialty camps for children in the New Orleans area, including the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist. Included are arts and drama workshops, theme [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

About the Teacher

Margi Savoni is the founder and director of Goodness Gracious! She is an elementary school teacher employed with the Greater Essex District School Board and a mother of four year old twin boys and a twenty one month old girl. Combining her [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Making science a work of art

With wary smile of someone predicting disaster but secretly looking forward to chaos, Kevin Aschenmeier is forecasting war. Around him some 15 young boys and girls are racing around, using their newly made wooden, robotic arms to poke and p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Dining Etiquette Class for children a huge success

On Sunday, March 8th, the Lumberyard Restaurant in Laguna Beach hosted the fourth annual Elbows off the Table event, a dining etiquette class for children. There were two sessions, the first was for second to fifth graders and the second w [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Honoring 'Old Glory': Veterans Teach Flag Etiquette

Displaying the American flag or images of the flag has been a popular thing to do since 9/11. There is, however, a long list of do's and don'ts when it comes to how and when to fly and handle the flag or use images of the flag - federal law [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

A lesson in good manners

As she watched the author of Choosing Civility turn the pages of a children's book on etiquette, Boi Carpenter-Mellady almost had to pinch herself. For Boi and her husband, Matthew Mellady, first-time authors and fans of P.M. Forni, awaitin [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Etiquette classes teach children social graces

Hands freshly washed, boys and girls sat down at the tables inside a Green Valley Elementary School classroom only to discover their place settings in disarray Forks aren't supposed to be to the right of the plate. What is the spoon [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Kids should write thank-you notes

When it comes to writing thank-you notes, Jenny Street's kids take different approaches.Molly, 6, eagerly selects her stationery, writes a personal message and decorates her notes with balloons, hearts and flowers. Owen, 8, needs a bit more [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Children take up etiquette training

With children growing up in front of the television and not dining at the table, the art of eating properly has been lost.But parents are now turning to professionals to ensure their kids become cultured.Franklin Villa at Highgate Hill. In [...]