Holiday Dinners
Posted by:
Dorothy Stahlnecker on
November 20, 2007 at
7:12AM EST
I just wrote a post in the Surviving Your Teens community regarding the importance of a family dinner. Previously there were a few readers who took my suggestion as a criticism and thought one more thing to schedule along with an already busy schedule would be impossible.
Once again, this is not criticism. It's a tradition, which can be rewarding to the family. If it's been overlooked and can be reconsidered, just try to do it. Don't worry about how often, rather that your going to be able to have a family dinner and speak with each other, when there are no boundaries or time constants to worry about. If you have to schedule the dinner at an odd time, do it. Make it breakfast, or after the normal dinner time, do snacks and fancy drinks, like milk shakes and sodas. Think of something that becomes a treat, leaving them with a wonderful memory. Some kids don't even know what a soda is.
And I wondered, what grandmas and grandpas thought about the family tradition of dinners especially during the holidays. Do you look forward to them? I'm hoping this is one of the traditions we can rekindle with our families.
My best,
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call your grandma
http://grammology.com
Take a look at the other article as well and please comment this is so important.....
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Thanks for the support..we have family dinners as much as possible. They are management intense..and a lot of work. However, the benefits of being together outweigh the effort.
Thanks so much...
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
http://grammology.com
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Posted by: juff on November 20, 2007 1:31PM EST
http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2006/313_dec27/thisweek/061227_dinner.shtml
There are also several other articles about the benefit of family dinners that you can find by entering "dinners" in the "find parenting tips" search area.
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