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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a toddler and infant.  Toddler goes to bed at 7:30, infant at 7, and then DH and I sit down and have a nice dinner.  Eating dinner with our toddler would be at 5 and not at all relaxing for us.  Or enjoyable.  I know it’s important to eat as a family but is it important now?  [/quote]

I think it's super important,[b] but I think you can also sit and eat a small portion with your kid, and have a real meal later with your DH as well.  
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This is terrible advice.

Your health is not less important than eating dinner with your toddler. If you connect with them while they eat that should be enough for now. Don't add an extra and uneccessary snack/meal.

I eat dinner with my 8 and 5 year olds. If I am not hungry(it happens sometimes if I "tasted" too much while cooking), I sit there, chat and drink water. I don't force food down my throat to show my kids that I eat dinner. They know that I do because they see me it throughout the day.

Don't teach your kids that you need food to connect with them. Sure, it's more convenient to connect during meal times than to create extra time. However, in your situaition, dinner is just not the best time. So you connect when they are eating, and you eat later. Things will probably change in the near future. And even if they don't, you will still be fine connecting with them without the food.

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