Are Table Manners Important Anymore?

There's no such thing as Couch Manners.

I think one reason parents aren't teaching their kids table manners now is mainly because they aren't at the table. They're sitting on the couch in front of the TV. You have to have a table to teach table manners.

I guess eating in front of the TV started when "TV dinners" gave our society "permission" to do so....[read more]