Purpose: Take some pressure out of mealtimes and decide what you want them to feel like.
When to use: Use this if dinner has become another fight, or something you dread cooking.
Worksheet prompts
- What does dinner usually look like on a weeknight?
Standing up, in shifts, in front of the TV. Whatever is true. - What makes it hard? Tick what fits.
- What is one thing about dinner you would like to keep as it is?
- What is one small change worth trying this week?
Same easy meal twice. Phones in a basket. Eating earlier.
Fed is the goal. Anything warm that happens at the table on top of that is a bonus.