Today is the last post in a series about mealtime traditions. With four young kids, mealtime behavior can be a challenge. At any given meal, it’s likely that Karis is having a meltdown over her bowl being the wrong color. Kembe and Jafta are likely kicking each other under the table.  India is probably crying, LOUDLY, because a vegetable was placed on her plate.  Jafta is probably overstuffing his mouth like he’s a contestant on Survivor.  Kembe is likely bouncing in his chair and . . .

I’m talking this week about our family meal traditions, and the efforts we’re taking to make dinnertime for meaningful and enjoyable. Our kids’ favorite mealtime activity, by far, is to ask each other questions from our Table Talk box. I bought these on a whim on Amazon last year and they were so worth it . . . they really do inspire great conversations. We have both the family version and the kids version, and actually have to limit the kids to 4 questions per meal, or we would be there all . . .

This post is sponsored by goTandem.   This week, I am talking about family mealtime traditions . . . finding routines that help make our mealtimes together more meaningful. I've talked about lighting candles, table talk, keeping a gratitude journal, using a manners candle, and saying a prayer. Another routine we have during our mealtime is to take a moment for a short scripture reading.We do a bible reading because, in addition to it being a part of our faith tradition, we also want to . . .

This week, I’m sharing about our mealtime traditions, and how we are trying to make our family dinners more meaningful. One of our routines has been to start a gratitude journal. We usually do “highs and lows” in the car after school, which is a nice way to hear about any struggles the kids had during the day, as well as to help them identify some positive aspects of their day. At dinner, we decided to do a gratitude journal to further encourage them to be mindful of the positive. I really want . . .