As a working mother or father, it’s one of the questions you dread most. And it comes every day, right around 3:00 PM: “So, umm…..what are we doing about dinner?”
How Working Parents Can Make Family Meals Happen
Consider family breakfast.
May 27, 2019
Summary.
After racing home from the office, with the kids’ bedtime looming, it feels impossible to get everyone eating at the same time and around the same table. You wish the whole family could enjoy regular, proper, happy, nutritious sit-down family meals and close out your days together — but instead your nightly experience leaves you feeling conflicted, stressed, and guilty. And you’re not alone: many if not most working parents are caught in the same struggle. Fortunately, there’s a better way forward. By taking a broad-spectrum approach to the problem and by using simple, specific tactics, you can go a long way in taming the logistics, reducing your sense of strain and guilt, and making more Family Meals happen.
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