Comments on: Table Talk – When "how was your day?" doesn't cut it http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: 4 Tips for Successful Family Mealtimes (+ Pan Fried Chicken) | What's Cooking With Kids http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-48409 4 Tips for Successful Family Mealtimes (+ Pan Fried Chicken) | What's Cooking With Kids Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:01:42 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-48409 [...] Turn off screens.  All of them.  And talk… [...] [...] Turn off screens.  All of them.  And talk… [...]

]]> By: Julie http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23513 Julie Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:32:47 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23513 Great post! Thanks for "tweeting" me about it. - I retweeted your response because I think good mealtime conversation is so important as it really enhances the dining experience and ultimately makes us all better eaters. The piece I am working on for my blog has a different slant but the same message...here are some ways to get the conversation flowing. Great post! Thanks for “tweeting” me about it. – I retweeted your response because I think good mealtime conversation is so important as it really enhances the dining experience and ultimately makes us all better eaters. The piece I am working on for my blog has a different slant but the same message…here are some ways to get the conversation flowing.

]]> By: Mindy http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23511 Mindy Fri, 15 May 2009 18:00:46 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23511 Great post! I was just thinking about this tonight at the dinner table when we were eating in silence after a long, tiring day. Thanks for some conversation starters! Great post! I was just thinking about this tonight at the dinner table when we were eating in silence after a long, tiring day. Thanks for some conversation starters!

]]> By: Gina http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23510 Gina Fri, 15 May 2009 15:56:45 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23510 We quickly learned that "how was your day" got the same response every day - "good". So now we probe a little, in a non-nagging way. We'll ask what was the best thing that happened, what challenges they had and how they handled it, what good choices they made (and sometimes they'll offer up the bad choices made too!). It's the best time to talk about today and have those learning moments so we try to take advantage of that without pushing them. Great article, Michelle! I'm sure most of us need some help when it comes to table talk. We quickly learned that “how was your day” got the same response every day – “good”. So now we probe a little, in a non-nagging way. We’ll ask what was the best thing that happened, what challenges they had and how they handled it, what good choices they made (and sometimes they’ll offer up the bad choices made too!). It’s the best time to talk about today and have those learning moments so we try to take advantage of that without pushing them.

Great article, Michelle! I’m sure most of us need some help when it comes to table talk.

]]> By: Michelle Stern http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23509 Michelle Stern Fri, 15 May 2009 02:28:48 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23509 These are great questions. I love to see what can of worms we can pry open at the table! Never a dull moment! These are great questions. I love to see what can of worms we can pry open at the table! Never a dull moment!

]]> By: Daisy http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23508 Daisy Fri, 15 May 2009 00:11:53 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23508 I like asking my family specifics like "How's (insert friend's name here)?" and "What's new in your backpack tonight?" They're open-ended enough to spark conversation, yet safe enough to avoid major emotional trauma. Now that my "kids" are 17 and 22, I don't have to talk at all at the table. I just listen! I like asking my family specifics like “How’s (insert friend’s name here)?” and “What’s new in your backpack tonight?” They’re open-ended enough to spark conversation, yet safe enough to avoid major emotional trauma. Now that my “kids” are 17 and 22, I don’t have to talk at all at the table. I just listen!

]]> By: Mrs Green http://whatscookingwithkids.com/2009/05/14/table-talk-when-how-was-your-day-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-23506 Mrs Green Thu, 14 May 2009 16:50:07 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=1053#comment-23506 This is such a beautiful post; and one which touches my heart. Getting the right emotional vibe when eating is SO important, but often overlooked (look at the people who eat a drive-thru on their way home from work) For us, stopping for a moment to delay that 'instant gratification' reflex and giving thanks before our meal helps to dispel negativity and put us in a reverent mood. I have to say, I love silent, reverent eating too. That mostly happens when we are very hungry, but it can be a special way to actually connect with the food rather than the people around the table. It's a very interesting thing to do - to eat in silence! Lovely post - thanks! This is such a beautiful post; and one which touches my heart. Getting the right emotional vibe when eating is SO important, but often overlooked (look at the people who eat a drive-thru on their way home from work)

For us, stopping for a moment to delay that ‘instant gratification’ reflex and giving thanks before our meal helps to dispel negativity and put us in a reverent mood.

I have to say, I love silent, reverent eating too. That mostly happens when we are very hungry, but it can be a special way to actually connect with the food rather than the people around the table. It’s a very interesting thing to do – to eat in silence!

Lovely post – thanks!

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