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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7yo told me today that having dinner with me and her dad is boring and she'd rather read or watch videos. This made me pretty sad; if she was 14 I'd be sad but not surprised, but at 7 this seems disappointing. We try to engage her in conversation, and we talk about all kinds of stuff. We don't do a lot of manners micromanaging. I like the idea of eating togetherness family, and I think it's a good habit.

What do you all do to keep dinner interesting?[/quote]

Not much, just talk.  Not everything in life needs to be super exciting or entertaining--we do teach the kids that as well.  I think they have skewed expectations from easy access to entertainment. No boring car rides, no nights when there is nothing on TV, no sitting in restaurants with nothing to do.  We make sure they're bored out of their skulls from time to time.  Learn to appreciate what you have, and learn to think or daydream.  Not that this is what you need to do at dinner, but not everything is as fun as watching your favorite video.  Learn to appreciate what is going on while it is going on.[/quote]

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