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But phone/devices at the table is just sheer rudeness.  Not habit.  What if i put my feet on the dinner table because i do it at home?  These au pairs are not from the backwoods of 3rd world countries with no education. Rudeness is rudeness. Phones rare, for the most part, rude in any circumstance. [/quote]

Single mom going to school for 20 hours per week, working 40+ hours, and staying at the library to do her research component of her homework when I was growing up.  When we got to eat together, my siblings and I made dinner, and everyone did homework/read a book.  I can easily see how doing things on devices could be a habit at home, and I know how hard it was for me to break the habit of bringing a book to the table.  I would definitely do as PP said and set it up as a rule in the handbook that nothing comes to the table, dinner is for conversation.

On the other hand, modeling worthwhile device time is great (worthwhile=academic, IMO), just not at the table.[/quote]

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