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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No idea if this would work for your family but perhaps having the meal buffet style with a separate childrens' table? Seems less likely that the adults will notice what the kids are eating. [/quote]

OP here,

Am I the only one who really hates the children's table?  I'd rather serve all "kid friendly food" then banish my children from the table. [/quote]

Np I always sat at the “kids table” during large family gatherings. I had the absolute best time with my cousins. We played lots of games and I really enjoyed eating with them. I have about 10 cousins my age. And when we all started having kids in our 30s, we started the youngest generation table. There’s nothing wrong with a kid table. I had to eat with my parents every night. [/quote]

The kids aren't eating with their own parents, they're eating with grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, whoever they choose.  I'm not saying that other people shouldn't do a kids' table.  I would like to figure out a solution that doesn't take away the things my children like, whether those are certain foods, or sitting next to a relative they don't get to see very often.  [/quote]

I guess we spent the entire day with our extended relatives. Our Thanksgivings had 60+ people at them, so it was pretty obvious there were "nicer" tables and then folding tables with not as nice china. The oldest generation got to sit at the best tables and youngest sat at the worst. We usually moved to new tables for dessert too. Still, eating with cousins is very special. I know my parents enjoyed eating with their siblings/cousins/aunts too. I think kids tables are great because then the kids can go play games while the adults chat much, much longer over coffee. [/quote]

OP here,

I think this might, in part, be a function of individual family dynamics.  My kids see these cousins (the only two groups of kids) a couple times a week.  They shared childcare for a year during the pandemic and ate together every day.  So, they'd rather eat with the people they don't see often.  [/quote]

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