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Lilly · 27-08-2008, 22:29

Following on from comments on another thread I am interested to see how many of us on here sit together at the table to eat their meals.

We do in our house...I give the children 5 mins warning to give them time to go to the loo, wash hands etc.

Television is turned off, everyone has a chance to talk one at a time about their day and, when they've finished, the children ask permission to leave the table.

I think table manners are very important...the thought of eating our meals on our knees in front of the television fills me with horror.

It seems that more and more people are doing the meals on knees thing though. I read in the paper the other day about children starting school unable to use a knife and fork....this must be down to eating pizza out of boxes and suchlike. It's not a teacher's job to teach these things.

What goes on at meal times in your house?

27-08-2008, 22:29	#1
Lilly God Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 2,996 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 147	Everyone to the table. Following on from comments on another thread I am interested to see how many of us on here sit together at the table to eat their meals. We do in our house...I give the children 5 mins warning to give them time to go to the loo, wash hands etc. Television is turned off, everyone has a chance to talk one at a time about their day and, when they've finished, the children ask permission to leave the table. I think table manners are very important...the thought of eating our meals on our knees in front of the television fills me with horror. It seems that more and more people are doing the meals on knees thing though. I read in the paper the other day about children starting school unable to use a knife and fork....this must be down to eating pizza out of boxes and suchlike. It's not a teacher's job to teach these things. What goes on at meal times in your house? __________________ Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs, cackling and telling me 'You'll be next.' They stopped when I started doing the same to them at funerals.