No exceptions except school events. Been doing this for two weeks and already seeing them open up more. My oldest talked about his day, my middle shared something bothering him, my youngest just wanted to be near us. Family dinners are where real parenting happens.
How do you handle it when someone has an actual activity or commitment during dinner? We want to do this but my 10 year old has hockey twice a week and we're worried about the exceptions eating into the rule.
The school events exception makes sense. Are you cooking from scratch every night or is it a mix of quick meals and takeout? Curious how you're keeping this sustainable.
Two weeks in and already seeing results? That's awesome. We tried this and by week three my teenage daughter was actually telling us about her day without us pulling teeth.
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This is the move. No phones at the table too I'm guessing? We started that rule and it's been a game changer for actual conversation instead of everyone just scrolling.
Real talk though, how many nights in did you want to quit? My wife and I started this last month and the first week felt exhausting.