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[quote=jsmith123][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did not at that age. We started eating together when DC was 5. I always disliked the "eat as a family" emphasis. Neither the timing nor the menu worked for us. It's not like you can never start, later, when it does make sense.[/quote] Can you explain what you mean by the menu didn't work? [/quote] DP. I don’t believe in forcing kids to eat foods they don’t like or threatening they will go hungry. [/quote] This doesn't make any sense. There's a big spectrum between threatening they will go hungry and sitting down together to eat a meal. [/quote] Exactly. I've found Ellyn Satter's books to have really good advice on eating meals together as a family, taking tastes into consideration without catering to a toddler's every whim. Mealtime became a lot more enjoyable for our family after I started adopting her philosophies. [/quote]
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