Does your child eat their meals infront of the telly?
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There’s nothing wrong with having a small home and it’s great that you eat together as a family! You may want to turn off the TV during meal times because it can lead to unhealthy eating patterns. If he’s accustomed to having screen time during meals it may be difficult at first but you could try listening to music or talking about his favorite things instead. Or gradually reduce the length of time the TV is on during meals until it stays off for the whole time. Meal times are a great opportunity for connection with little ones!
We try not to with our 3 year old he wants to take the bowl over to the television so we turn it off usually while he eats with our one year olds we do because they eat standing up or on our lap unlike our 3 year old who is encouraged to sit at the table. We don’t want the mess when he moves his bowl to the tv area the tv is not in front of our table
Every family is different and has their family traditions. My friends family didn’t have a kitchen so they did this. My moms family was in a small town and when they first bought a TV they put it in the kitchen and it was on during dinner. If you feel like it’s inhibiting conversation or creating bad food habits turn it off. If you don’t think it’s a problem,it’s probably not a problem
Yes. We all watch a movie. I see nothing wrong with it. We don't even own highchairs or a kitchen table.
We have a tv in both bedrooms, the living room, and the dining room 😂 Usually only my bd sits at the dining room table and watches family feud. If I sit, then I’ll watch whatever show I want. Sometimes my daughter sits there, sometimes her own little table, sometimes the couch bed or floor 🤷🏾♀️ sometimes the tv is on what she wants and if not she doesn’t even pay it any mind. Sometimes she will have her tablet sometimes not. The only habit she has from it all is not sitting still or in one spot but she’s only 3 and that’s not always. If it’s a meal she likes or she’s actually hungry she’ll stay put vs going back and forth to dance to a song or something between bites
We occasionally do picnic dinners on a Friday or weekend night. We'll throw a blanket down & watch a movie while we eat. But otherwise we eat at the kitchen table. When our kids struggle to stay at the table we'll shut the lights off, light a few candles, & play soft calm music... it's sounds crazy but it works.
I wouldn’t feel too bad about it. It probably encourages your child to eat more because they are distracted lol
Yes, sometimes but not every meal.
No never. We sit at the dining table together and talk. I appreciate you don’t have much space but I would definitely turn the tv off.
We have special “tv dinners” where we will sit on the sofa with pizza and watch a movie. But on the whole we try to sit at the table all together and chat
I don’t like the idea of watching tv during dinner time, dinner time is at the table with family talking about your day x
No we eat ours in the dining room with our kids because if not they take an hour to eat their food because of the TV and then complain it’s cold
we eat at the dinner table. no need to feel bad, maybe just try turning the tv off and chatting through dinner instead!
No, my children sit at the dinning table, with each other. This is our quiet time whilst I feed my 2 year ago (he’s puree fed due to choking condition he has. So I need it as quiet as possible to minimise stress and choking!)
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My boy is only 6 months but trying to get into good habits. I'm in a 1 bed flat so space is tiny. Have to eat in the living room. Lucky enough to be able to put a little table in there. He is in his high chair as I feed him/sort of feeds himself as I eat mine. TV is off.
We also eat in the living room but we do switch the TV off during meal time. That’s a time for catching up on each others day and enjoying the food together as a family x
Yes. My partners daughter sits in front of her tablet as does my son. My 10 month old faces me still but she tries to face the tv.
You could try turning off the TV for meal times. But don't feel guilty.