My husband likes to eat dinner in front of the TV, my daughter likes to eat in her room w/ her TV. My 2 year old and I eat at the table. Are there really advantages to eatting together at the dinner table??
2006-09-06 05:30:52 · 25 answers · asked by luvRoush99 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I think it says something about where your husband is emotionally. You didn't say how old your daughter is but I don't think it's a good idea for her to be alone in her room watching T.V. There are plenty of hours in the day to watch mindlessness. I think it is a good idea to at least try to get your daughter to eat with you and your son...to just catch up on the day and her friends, school etc. Encourage her during those times and make the dinner table a special time to reconnect after a long day of the family going in different directions. You can't make your husband come to the dinner table but you can just tell him how nice it would be to have him there. At first it might be weird and tense for everyone. But give it a few weeks and everyone should adjust. You could even play little ice-breaker games like asking everyone if they could just eat one food for the next year what would it be...or...if money were not an issue where would you live and why...what is your dream job??? This can lead to fun discussion and it really does bring the family together and that is really the goal of sitting down at the table for dinner. Hope that helps you...Good luck Mom :)
2006-09-06 05:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by DreamingofU 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be doing "something" as a family together. If it isn't eating dinner, it should be playing a card game or a board game. I can't get my husband to eat dinner at the table if I stapled the chicken to the table! Growing up I always ate at the dinner table, but that stopped when I was in middle school. But we continued to do family things by playing poker with M & M's and pennies. Very important to keep the family together!! Talk to your husband, if you try to come up with a "plan of attack" together, he will feel helpful and be able to assist you getting the family back together. Best wishes!
2006-09-06 05:38:34 · answer #2 · answered by BostonSportsFan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is. I'm an extremely active senior in high school, but I am just about always home for dinner. It's sometimes difficult to get away from whatever I was in the middle of doing, but it's a break from the rest of the day. It's also a time for the entire family, not just two people, to discuss things. Our dinner table talk always ranges from our personal lives, the news, and inevitably baseball, which is when I am excused from the table. I think it has really helped our family stay connected.
2006-09-06 05:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by magz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dinner is a great time and opportunity to bond as a family, because everyone will talk about the day and just relax and have fun talking to each other. I always make sure my family eats together, and I cannot imagine not doing so!
If it seems too hard to do it everyday of the week, just try maybe 1 or 2 times per week, and then work up the number as the weeks progress. For example, maybe 2 times this week, and then 3 times next week, etc.
2006-09-06 05:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it develops a stronger family unit. Turn off the TV...get little miss thing out of her room so you can keep track and participate in her life and sit down and socialize as a family. Communicate with one another and never argue at the dinner table. Re-connect...maybe you can start doing this at least once a week...it will really improve your family life...try to pick a night that there's not a special TV event that your man just can't miss...try to have your daughter help you prepare dinner...she'll one day need to know how to cook for herself...and you know it will certainly help the baby to learn table manners and so on...you can do this...
2006-09-06 05:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every family should eat together at the table. Its a great time to catch up on the days events and talk about any issues that may have come up. I am a father of 3 daughters and they are as likely to talk to me about things as they would their mom.
2006-09-06 05:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's very important for a family to eat their evening meal together at the table. It's a time for everyone to tell about their day and to keep in touch with each other as a family.
2006-09-06 05:53:48 · answer #7 · answered by country nana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there really are lots of benefits to having dinner together as a family.
Conversations during the meal provide opportunities for the family to bond, plan, connect, and learn from one another.
Meals prepared and eaten at home are usually more nutritious and healthy
Stastics show that Children do better in school when they eat more meals with their parents and family
Meals purchased away from home cost two to four times more than meals prepared at home
Sharing dinner together gives everyone a sense of identity. It can help ease day-to-day conflicts, as well as establish traditions and memories that can last a lifetime.
2006-09-06 06:27:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there are. When I was young, my mom and dad insisted that we all eat dinner together, unless one of us was sick or something like that. We talked about our day at school and just many other things. Although, my brother and I also fought, alot after dinner, but never at the table. It was peaceful and I really liked it.
2006-09-06 05:34:32 · answer #9 · answered by ASHESLYNN812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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