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Originally Posted by OnAMission
I am really appreciating this thread. I think I need to emphasize the *meal* aspect, not just food, and state and enforce my expectations for a meal. Even if it isn't every single time we sit down, but much, much more frequently than we currently do.
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This helped so much at our house. Even if someone isn't hungry, they still sit at the table and converse nicely.
And it's far from perfect, believe me. But we're getting closer to the target over time. And when we go someplace else for dinner, the kids know exactly how to behave because it's the same as being at home.