Wendy H. (donkeycheese) -
I was raised that if you didn't sit at the table, you didn't eat. That was the time that my parents to connect with us kids after a long day of school and work. I hated it! I'm not sure if I hated the fact I had to eat at the table or the fact I had clean-up chores. But those talks with my parents and communicating with my parents always stuck with me.
When I had my own kids, I scoffed at family dinner. We ate in the living room in front of the TV. But, as my kids grew and went to school, all of that changed. When I came home from work, I'd make dinner and expect everyone at the table. I then turned into my parents. ha! I would have one child set the table, and another clear the table. I thought it helped build responsibility and I was teaching them little things along the way. Then, my kids grew older and dreaded family dinner.
However, I'm the boss and although I let them eat whenever during the week now, Sunday is Family Dinner in my house. No exceptions!
You say you don't have time to cook? You have time to be on the internet, you have time to cook. There are alot of healthy meals out there that have a low prep and cook time. My family knows they eat their best meal on Sunday, and I really should do it every day because it is awesome, but scheduling conflicts don't allow for that, so my Sunday is my compromise.
But Family Dinner is a wonderful book full of anecdotes and quotes from celebrities, writers, authors, and child-care experts. Along the way of the easy to read pages are beautiful and glossy photographs that I vow will make you hungry!! There is a section to get dinner out fast, then there is a section for those that cook it today, eat it tomorrow. There is lots of Did You Know? which I found educating and even about reading while at the table. This book is a real find and a must own for any home!! Get your kids involved with dinner, it really is the best time in the world to sit around the table with your family. TV and Computers will wait, but your kids will be grown before you blink. Treasure every moment!!
When I had my own kids, I scoffed at family dinner. We ate in the living room in front of the TV. But, as my kids grew and went to school, all of that changed. When I came home from work, I'd make dinner and expect everyone at the table. I then turned into my parents. ha! I would have one child set the table, and another clear the table. I thought it helped build responsibility and I was teaching them little things along the way. Then, my kids grew older and dreaded family dinner.
However, I'm the boss and although I let them eat whenever during the week now, Sunday is Family Dinner in my house. No exceptions!
You say you don't have time to cook? You have time to be on the internet, you have time to cook. There are alot of healthy meals out there that have a low prep and cook time. My family knows they eat their best meal on Sunday, and I really should do it every day because it is awesome, but scheduling conflicts don't allow for that, so my Sunday is my compromise.
But Family Dinner is a wonderful book full of anecdotes and quotes from celebrities, writers, authors, and child-care experts. Along the way of the easy to read pages are beautiful and glossy photographs that I vow will make you hungry!! There is a section to get dinner out fast, then there is a section for those that cook it today, eat it tomorrow. There is lots of Did You Know? which I found educating and even about reading while at the table. This book is a real find and a must own for any home!! Get your kids involved with dinner, it really is the best time in the world to sit around the table with your family. TV and Computers will wait, but your kids will be grown before you blink. Treasure every moment!!
Leo T. reviewed The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time on + 1775 more book reviews
My rating is based on flipping through it. The authors are women with extraordinary experience, Ms. Uhrenholdt having worked on a freighter after leaving the farm. Ms. David won the Gracie Allen Award. These people are environmentalists, are interested in sustainability, and have consulted many experts. Example: "The best way to introduce new foods to kids is never to mention it." Mario Batali. They have talked the Huffington Post into a weekly posting of fresh topics for dinner conversations.
Chapters range from why family dinners matter to great games for after dinner. Fast Recipes, Your Green Table, and Family Dinner After Divorce. Quite a few illustrations and considerable text, interspersed with recipes.
Bibliography, index.
Chapters range from why family dinners matter to great games for after dinner. Fast Recipes, Your Green Table, and Family Dinner After Divorce. Quite a few illustrations and considerable text, interspersed with recipes.
Bibliography, index.
