My 1 st Coordinator @ WIC was a former Home Ec teacher. Her belief that sitting at a "table" and sharing a "meal" was paramount to family wellbeing. Didn't matter if it was a tray table and baloney sandwiches, it was time well spent. Writer and dietitian, Ellyn Satter is a good resource for anyone struggling with feeding kids.
Thank you for this! It’s always so nice to hear how other families do dinner. There may be more repetition in our meals with a kid, but I certainly don’t mind eating more nachos than I used to
There is a wonderful app for ‘eating as a family’ from the start for new parents called Solid Start. My daughter found it simple and direct and her 2-1/2 year old eats everything the parents eat and nothing by coercion. She’s an adventurous eater and they always sit down as a family.
My father was the family cook so dinner was often late. Mid-afternoon sandwiches kept us kids happy until the evening meal was on the table any time from 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Dinner was always family time and occured almost every night unless work prevented it. He rarely cooked the same meal twice and there were often exotic ingredients. We had to at least taste it. His most memorably kid-unfriendly meal was turkey crepes filled with oysters and pimentos in a cream sauce. My mother ate the left overs for lunch the next day.
My 1 st Coordinator @ WIC was a former Home Ec teacher. Her belief that sitting at a "table" and sharing a "meal" was paramount to family wellbeing. Didn't matter if it was a tray table and baloney sandwiches, it was time well spent. Writer and dietitian, Ellyn Satter is a good resource for anyone struggling with feeding kids.
Ellyn Satter’s philosophy has made meal times so much more enjoyable for my family.
It's all gravy...thanks for that reminder. And the Dalai Lama's words hit home, too. Can't wait for your new book!
Thank you for this! It’s always so nice to hear how other families do dinner. There may be more repetition in our meals with a kid, but I certainly don’t mind eating more nachos than I used to
Loved this so much.
Warms my heart
There is a wonderful app for ‘eating as a family’ from the start for new parents called Solid Start. My daughter found it simple and direct and her 2-1/2 year old eats everything the parents eat and nothing by coercion. She’s an adventurous eater and they always sit down as a family.
My father was the family cook so dinner was often late. Mid-afternoon sandwiches kept us kids happy until the evening meal was on the table any time from 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Dinner was always family time and occured almost every night unless work prevented it. He rarely cooked the same meal twice and there were often exotic ingredients. We had to at least taste it. His most memorably kid-unfriendly meal was turkey crepes filled with oysters and pimentos in a cream sauce. My mother ate the left overs for lunch the next day.
I love this. It’s the most real, human, and humane vision of family dinner time with young children I’ve ever read.