Claire
Master Chef
Got any table manners stories? I'll tell you my best one. We were having dinner with a couple and their two daughters. One of the girls, at the time a young teen, said the word "Yuck." She wasn't referring to my food, she was loving the weird stuff I put out, and commenting on what some of her friends would say. I simply told her that I hoped that some day she'd be lucky enough to visit places and people who were in different cultures and cuisines. I said my mom (we did grow up with different cultures and cuisines) told me that sometimes you simply say, "I don't care for any, thank you." A few months later this young girl's mom said she (the mom) experimented with something, and one of her daughters tried it, and when offered seconds, said, "Mom, I don't care for any more, thank you." She said the entire table fell apart laughing. "Claire said it was right!" The mom thanked me for it, I might add.
Please don't assume your children will spend their lives eating in front of the TV, or with only their family. Teach them to be able to go from their lives to others, and have fun doing it.
Please don't assume your children will spend their lives eating in front of the TV, or with only their family. Teach them to be able to go from their lives to others, and have fun doing it.