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[quote=Anonymous]Growing up, 1/2 my family were chatters. People were welcome to do their own thing (read, take a walk, etc.) but we mostly had so much fun hanging out, chatting, and being silly, that that’s where you wanted to be.

The other side of the family were game players.  There was usually a game going (most often 84 which is a domino game for four people, but also other domino games, Uno, Racko, Mille Bournes, Chinese Checkers, and Skip-Bo).  People chatted for hours as they played, but you better not let it slow the game.  Doing your own thing was not only fine, but as there usually weren’t enough places for everyone to play, it let new players rotate in for a turn to give others a break, and kids were expected to entertain themselves, at least until they got old enough to play with the adults, but they were low seniority and only got to play if the adults didn’t have enough players.

Maybe you could offer a group activity as a compromise between endless chatting and solitary time.  Suggest a game (preferably one that can accommodate a crowd), start a puzzle, suggest a movie night, invite everyone along on a walk, or on an outing, etc. [/quote]

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