The second dcm this week mentioned how her lo eats supper separately than mom & dad. In both cases, the dcm's thought it was cute that even though each dcg had already eaten their own supper, they still wanted to eat with the adults.
Am I missing something here?? Are these kids not eating ANY meals with their families? If they're having breakfast and lunch here, and supper all by themselves, when do they get to eat with their families?
These dcg's are both toddlers, both sit at the table with no booster, both use cutlery and drink from open cups, both eat everything I make for daycare (not hugely fancy, but not chicken fingers either) ... why would their parents not want to eat with them?
Call me old-fashioned, but we never segregated our own kids for meals. From birth, they were in a bouncy seat beside us, and as soon as they were old enough they were sitting in the high chair at the table with us (even if they weren't eating solids yet). When they were old enough, they'd finish and then go play while hubby and I got a chance to talk and finish eating.
I don't know, is this normal? If it is, it makes me sad that parents would overlook such a perfect time to catch up with their kids ...
Am I missing something here?? Are these kids not eating ANY meals with their families? If they're having breakfast and lunch here, and supper all by themselves, when do they get to eat with their families?
These dcg's are both toddlers, both sit at the table with no booster, both use cutlery and drink from open cups, both eat everything I make for daycare (not hugely fancy, but not chicken fingers either) ... why would their parents not want to eat with them?
Call me old-fashioned, but we never segregated our own kids for meals. From birth, they were in a bouncy seat beside us, and as soon as they were old enough they were sitting in the high chair at the table with us (even if they weren't eating solids yet). When they were old enough, they'd finish and then go play while hubby and I got a chance to talk and finish eating.
I don't know, is this normal? If it is, it makes me sad that parents would overlook such a perfect time to catch up with their kids ...
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