Finally did it. No more iPads at the dinner table and honestly it's been amazing. First week was rough, the kids complained constantly. But now we're actually talking and laughing instead of everyone being in their own world. My 7yo told jokes for 10 minutes straight last night. Why did it take me so long to do this?
This makes me want to try it. My kids are glued to screens at meals and I hate it but didn't know how to enforce it without being the bad guy.
This is awesome to hear. We've been thinking about doing this but worried it would be World War 3. How rough was that first week really? Any tips for making the transition easier with two kids?
That's a win right there. Reading to my kids every night is pretty much my favorite part of the day and dinners where everyone's actually present are huge. Once you get past that rough adjustment week kids really do prefer connecting with family.
This is awesome to hear. We ditched screens at dinner about six months ago and it literally changed our family dynamic. My kids actually talk to each other now instead of staring at something. Yeah the first week was rough but they adapted way faster than I thought.
So curious what the rough first week looked like for you. My older kid complained constantly when I tried this and I caved. Would love to know how you pushed through that.
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YES. We did this three months ago and it's genuinely one of the best parenting moves we've made. Everyone actually talks at dinner now instead of just staring at screens. Took maybe two weeks for everyone to adjust but it stuck.
Respect for actually following through with this. So many people talk about doing it but don't. What did you replace the iPad time with? Curious how you kept them occupied while cooking or whatever.