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[quote=Anonymous]We eat for 15-20 min max. The developmentally appropriate time to be able to sit at a table for a toddler is 2-5 minutes per year of life. So when a 4 year old wants to get up after 8-20 minutes, you should not be surprised (but it seems you're within that range). My husband eats really fast and I just don't get to start my food until everyone is half way through because 1 year old needs a diaper change, or older one accidentally knocked down the water glass or whatever reason... but everyone is free to go when they're done, and I sit and finish my food alone and it is NOT peaceful for the same reasons as you mention. The difference though is that we do not see family dinner as a time to talk to eachother in peace when our kids are this young. After kids have gone to bed we talk to eachother over a glass of wine and desert. [/quote]
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