Been trying to enforce a no phones rule at meals but my older kids act like I asked them to run a marathon. They say all their friends are on their phones too. Anyone had success with this? How do you make it stick without constant battles?
It's a battle but you have to win it. No phones at the table is non negotiable in our house. I had to literally take them and put them in another room but now everyone expects it and we actually talk during dinner.
Start with leading by example. If you're on your phone at dinner they have zero reason to put theirs down. Make it a whole family thing not just a rule for the kids. We do phones in the kitchen charging and everyone including me leaves them there.
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My older two fought it hard at first but after a couple weeks they actually got into talking again. Stick with it. Tell them you get it sucks but this is family time. If you give in they'll know they won.