Do you eat at the dinner table EVERY night?

@magikrose (5429)
United States
November 1, 2006 5:08pm CST
We have a dinner table but we tend to eat infront of the TV. I know it is a very bad habbit but it seems to be the only way we can get our kids to sit still.
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• United States
3 Nov 06
We eat every night together at the dining room table every night as a family. That's our time to catch up and see what the kids did at school or daycare, etc. This makes your kids talk to you and inform you if things are bothering them or things they are excited about etc. Try it out it's worth it! You know... quality time with your family?! :)
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@magikrose (5429)
• United States
3 Nov 06
We do the talking at dinner time about things going on everyday. It is just we dont sit at the table when we do it. Thank you for responding.
@grump0ne (979)
• United States
3 Nov 06
unfortunatly not all the time, I like to try and get everyone at the table a couple times a week to catch up, but house so busy it is hard to do.
• United States
3 Nov 06
we eat at the table but maybe once a week in in front of the t.v.
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• United States
3 Nov 06
no we dont unless we have company but when i grew up we always did
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• India
3 Nov 06
actually not.. mostly on d bed, but only wen we have guests around, den we eat at d table. otherwise i feel too formal.. i knw it s a pathetic habit that i hav but i prefer d bed!
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• India
3 Nov 06
no in front of my system.........
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• United States
3 Nov 06
No, we don't eat at the dinner table. I wish we did because, you have more intimate conversations about what went on during the day. We tend to sit in front of the TV also. God Bless
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@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
1 Nov 06
Dinner Table - It's very rare that my family sits down for dinner together at the table. Usually we only do this on special occasions or when we have company over
No. Infact we only seem to eat at the table on special occasions or when we have guests over.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Yeah smae here, and when we eat at the dinner table it is usually at someone elses house.
@kerryq2705 (8672)
• United States
3 Nov 06
dinner - a dinner table
Sometimes yes, but a lot of times we eat in front of the tv.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
3 Nov 06
So do we. Thank you for responding.
@pumpkinjam (8769)
• United Kingdom
3 Nov 06
No, we don't have a table! We might eat at the table regularly if we had one but it probably wouldn't be every night. I would prefer not to have the tv on but it's the only way to stop the rest of the family talking while their eating!
• United Kingdom
3 Nov 06
That's fair enough, but I mean actually literally talking with their mouth full, but to be honest, it's not the kids who are the culprit for that! I'll listen about my son's day at school any time. I make at least an hour for that before he goes to bed!
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
3 Nov 06
We try to encourage the kids to talk to us about there day at school at dinner time. That is the besat time for us to be able to actually pay attention to things that are important.
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@mauldinmama (1501)
• United States
1 Nov 06
We eat at the table....thanks for question.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Thank you for responding.
@disvachic (10117)
• United States
3 Nov 06
no i dont
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@Brandi06 (2227)
• United States
1 Nov 06
no
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
1 Nov 06
thank you for replying
@suzieque (2334)
• Canada
3 Nov 06
Pretty much every night.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
3 Nov 06
That is really nice to hear, very refreshing. Thank you for responding.
@gulshah (861)
• China
9 Nov 06
no way man i dont eat on dinner table every night i like to eat freely so i do eat on my studying table sometimes and othertimes on my bed
@POOHGIRL (213)
• United States
9 Nov 06
NO
@dattatray (893)
• India
9 Nov 06
Nop i dont eat on dining table...
• United States
9 Nov 06
We usually always eat at the table..I have found it is much easier to get my little boy to focus on food.
• Brazil
1 Nov 06
I do not even have dinner every night lol....but if I do i prefer the dinertable.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Thak you for responding.
@GAMETAX (19)
1 Nov 06
We sit in our dining room ! No TV; but local radio ! Kids at breakfast bar (elevated) me and the wife at table ! It works tonite the little darlings didn't leave a morsel !!!
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
1 Nov 06
LOL sounds great. Mine didnt leave a drop either. I just wish I could getthem to sit at dinner time instead of fight.