Well said! I agree with you too!
My husband works shifts so he isnt able to join us for some dinners but I still try to keep the eve dinners together with the kids as a daily routine.
If we eat out or go to family dinners , one thing I CANNOT stand is when someone takes out their phone and starts doing whatever on it! I think thats very rude ! 😲
On the table I try to remove anything that can interfere with our communication. As you said, its important to sit together and give 20 minutes of your full attention to your loved ones.
Another thing that has been working well lately is having each one in charge of his/her plate and take care of their dishes when done. I dont expect my 5 and 3 year olds to wash them, but simply put it near the sink . So my persistance payed off here and tgey do it without me telling them :)
Enjoyed reading your post, thanks for that!! gave you my upvote! 💪🤗