Fighting at the dinner table

[aussienic]

When my kids fight too much at the table I send one of them (whichever is being the worst) to eat at the kitchen bench alone...

I threaten them with the outside eating thing to but they think thats a treat *sigh*

[~Raven~]

Happens at my house too. When they are like this they take forever to eat.
If they are really bad DH and I will get a bowl of ice cream once we have finished and eat it in front of them. They soon learn to knock it of when they are told

We also threaten them with going to bed early and it tends to work sometimes.

[mummy of many]

Hi, DH and myself wont put up with the kids mucking up at the dinner table,if they want to carry on like pork chops,lol,they get sent to bed early without their dinner,it really gives them something to think about.In our young days we were not aloud to speak at the dinner table unless spoken too by our parents,then came all the chores afterwards,packing up dishes,clearing the table,etc........times have changed a little,but our kids dont push too often,they know what the consequences are.