Recently you talked about the importance of family dinners to children. When our oldest daughter (now 30) was a senior in high school, her teacher asked the class what they would miss most going off to college... More >>

I had to giggle when I read the email from the reader who instituted a "rude" family dinner night in an effort to teach her children table manners. Our dinnertime is legendary, but NOT because it is so mannerly. More >>

Earlier this year I happened upon an article by a respected family psychologist and parenting expert. In it, he provided lots of ideas on how parents could improve their family life, a number of which I completely agreed with. But then I got to his recommendation about family dinners. More >>