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Today's Parenting Reset: Eat Dinner Without Phones

Today's Parenting Reset: Eat Dinner Without Phones

Most families have phones present at dinner. Even brief glances during meals reduce attention and conversation. Eating one dinner this week without phones present — yours, children's, partner's — produces measurably different family interaction.

How to make it work

All phones in another room (not just face-down on table). Specific time (8pm or family dinner time). Conversation prompts if needed ('what was best part of your day').

Most families who try this for a month make it permanent. The difference in connection becomes obvious within days.