We started making family dinnertime a priority in the past year. It's the only meal of the day that I actually make and about the only time that we're all together for a meal. Between weekends (when it's sometimes lunch instead of dinner) and weekdays, we average 5-6 meals around the table as a family. There is no TV, no DSi, no phone allowed at the table, we pray before we begin, you eat what is fixed, and everyone sits until everyone else is finished. We always ate dinner as a family growing up and I really think that time is important to our kids. I learn some pretty great stuff about my kids' days around the dinner table!
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