Sunny & Warm
1:10 p.m.
I noticed that family dinner time has changed so drastically. Families used to sit down to dinner at the table together. Everyone would talk about what happened in their day, good or bad. Nowadays dinner time is different for the kids and adults. The youngest children sit down with the parents/or parent but the older ones grab a plate and off to their rooms they go. Very rarely is everyone at the table at the same time anymore. Everyone is eating and watching television or social media instead of interacting with one another. The kids are going through so much in school with their peers and classes, they may be struggling but they are not sharing this information willingly. Now if they were at the dinner table and presented with the opportunity to speak up about their day it makes it a bit easier to discuss any struggles. I really think we should put in time at the family table again. Bring back family talk time and bonding again because things are going on and kids need their parents and parents need to know what's happening with their kids. When it's dinner time, call everyone to the table to eat as a family. Make sure all cell phones, tablets, iPads and laptops stay in the rooms so everyone can have each other's full attention. It's time to get our families back because right now the world is keeping a firm grip on them. If you don't think so, just turn on the evening news or read the paper. I challenge you, to step up and bring family dinner back to the table.
God bless!
T.D.
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