I make it a point of eating meals together in my house.  Whoever is there sits together at my table and has the meal.  We always say a prayer. It doesn’t matter what friends are over and my kids know it, and now so do their friends. 

I think it is of great value to sit and eat as a family, and I think this tradition has been lost in too many homes today.  People eat in front of the TV, or they grab something on the way to a sport or a meeting.  Eating together as a family, taking time to ask each other “how was your day” and listen to the answer is of huge benefit in keeping the lines of communication open.

Even though I’m not a breakfast person, I stop working to go and sit with my kids while they are eating theirs.  They tell me about the dreams they had, or what they are going to be doing at school that day.

We have a game that we often play at our evening meal.  It’s called Best Thing,  Worst Thing.  It’s very simple, each person tells about the best and worst things that happened that day.  This is a fun way for us to communicate.  The kids can’t wait to start the game, it helps them develop speaking and listening skills and it helps me to know what they are up to at school.

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