My kids which are 5 and 3 and they are soooo worried about hurrying up and eating so they can go play or they have no desire to eat what I fixed b/c it’s those YUCKY things (as my 5 yr. old calls them) called vegetables. So I was reading in this book and heard that if you make the dining experience enjoyable then they will be more engaged in eating than running off.  I thought to my self this is a scam, it couldn’t be real that it was just that simple.  So I went to the store and bought 6 little candles (a little bigger than tealights) and 1 big candle and I lined them down my dining room table.  At dinner I lit the candles and called them up for dinner.  THEY LOVED THE CANDLES, they thought it was so cool.  So I told them if you eat  half of your food you get to blow out 3 candles each, BUT if you eat all your food you get to blow out ALL the Candles including the Big one.  Now, I would have to light the candles again for my 2 yr old. when she was done but it works.  Not to mention it was a relaxing atmosphere.   Try it, what do you have to lose?  Remember a Family that eats together stays together!

So here’s to setting the mood!

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