Are you a family that has gravitated away from the dinner table? If you are, you are certainly not alone. I have a challenge to offer you.....
Just add one night at the dinner table to start out...Then maybe next week add one more night for a total of two if you completely gravitated away from the table, and so on...
No TV, no cell phones, no interruptions....that's the name of the game :) I remember when we were growing up, the table was sacred family time. You didn't get up from the table to answer the phone, you didn't get out of your chair, and you surely didn't watch TV at the dinner table.
There was a game that I heard about on TV, The Chew, to do at the dinner table while eating, and I think it will be awesome in communicating with your kids and finding out what has gone on during their day. She called it the High and Low game. Ask your child the "high" point of their day and then once they answered ask them the "low" point of their day and then move on. This opens up a moment to discuss each item with your child and moments to tell stories of your similar moments or a time to offer some solid advice. Before you know it, your dinner will be done and everyone communicated during the dinner.
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