Well, our kids are long gone from home, so Dave & I frequently eat on trays in front of the t.v. - much to my kids' astonishment (and disapproval - lol!). When they were growing up, we ALWAYS sat at the table, no special meals, and no t.v. or phone calls. (I still rarely answer the phone if we're eating.) Since Dave was career Army, he was frequently gone - but the rest of us all sat down together. (Oh yeah, we prayed over every meal also!)
Scheduling IS much more difficult as the kids start getting involved in other activities - and that starts so much sooner these days - I don't envy that part of raising a family nowadays.
But I still maintain that having as much structure to mealtime as possible is very good for the family . . . there's really no substitute for the group interaction it provides.
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