We're probably odd, but we eat almost every meal together. If DH isn't home then it's just me & the kiddos. Always at the dining table. Sometimes the TV is on, if it's during dinner it's on the local news channel.
Occasionally I'll let the kids have a 'picnic' lunch in the living room.
Our standing rule, no matter where we are is you must try at least 1 bite of everything, if its something you don't like, you don't have to eat it, but you have to at least give it a shot. If you don't eat the majority of your dinner, you don't get a nite time snack/dessert or juice. Dinner drink is always milk & the rest of the day is water, & 1 cup of juice. I rarely cook something the kids don't like but sometimes if I'm trying a new recipe they don't like the same flavors in a new way, so they'll have something else, left over of something they do like or a PBJ/grilled cheese sandwhich.
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