tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post4384382556926937640..comments2023-07-03T07:22:31.264-07:00Comments on The Scientific Parent: Family DinnerAlison Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163975142196122384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-81795564289499490882015-03-09T09:14:15.330-07:002015-03-09T09:14:15.330-07:00Thank you! We all have breakfast together (almost ...Thank you! We all have breakfast together (almost every day) but the children go to bed before grownup dinner and that works for us. (Ages 2 and 5 right now.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-67626894275526445762014-04-10T02:24:33.241-07:002014-04-10T02:24:33.241-07:00For me, it's less about wanting to eat with Si...For me, it's less about wanting to eat with Sian, and more about not enjoying eating with the boys! Of course, this is not helped by the fact that it is such a rare event. I also don't mind about kids eating kid food, but I don't want to eat it myself. At least not all that often. We've ended up in the right countries, Jane!Alison Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163975142196122384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-10410615080859908192014-04-09T12:06:20.419-07:002014-04-09T12:06:20.419-07:00PS - and I guess it never seemed to me that eating...PS - and I guess it never seemed to me that eating dinner with children = no grown up time. That is a weirdly English presumption. Is it possible that grown up time might not necessarily involve eating dinner? I can think of lots of other good grown up time.Swhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496048323983758704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-3513344452960208222014-04-09T12:01:44.267-07:002014-04-09T12:01:44.267-07:00My experience is that dinner (meals) is one of the...My experience is that dinner (meals) is one of the few places that the whole family actually does/can get together regularly. Otherwise, to be honest, it is usually tag team parenting. So for me, that is the benefit of meals; they happen regularly and everyone is there.Swhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496048323983758704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-10233072536261315142014-04-09T08:34:40.136-07:002014-04-09T08:34:40.136-07:00No! I'm calling my boys uncivilised. I would g...No! I'm calling my boys uncivilised. I would gladly eat dinner with Grover.Alison Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163975142196122384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919811376616917906.post-54214465415761686892014-04-09T08:09:46.389-07:002014-04-09T08:09:46.389-07:00Are you calling me uncivilised?Are you calling me uncivilised?lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.com