In Episode 27 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im share their tips and tricks about how to successfully dine in a restaurant with children.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- How to enjoy the experience of eating out at a restaurant with your children
- Why it is easier to teach your children to eat out while they are still young
- Our rules about tech around the dinner table and why we enforce them
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House – we should have checked the website before going! You know it’s going to be expensive if they don’t post their menu prices online 😉
- A list of 100 restaurants where kids eat free – this list is even organized by day of week!
- A list of 88 restaurants that give free food on your birthday
- Wikki Stix – one of our kids’ favorite toys to play with at restaurants
- Knot Tying Game – a brain teaser game our kids enjoy
- Creative Pattern Logic Game – an awesome shape matching game that works on their logic skills while having fun
8 Tips to a Successful Dinner Out:
- Make sure the restaurant is family-friendly
- Have ground rules
- Keep them engaged
- Don’t solely rely on tech
- Be aware of where the TVs are
- Eat early
- Use this as an opportunity to raise them to be adults
- Teach your children that eating out is a treat and not a right
Quotables:
- “It wasn’t just about the eating part. It was the experience too.”
- “A lot more is caught than taught.”
- “Sometimes it is OUR dinner, and the kids are just there for the ride.”
- “Color with them.”
- “Technology always seems to get in the way.”
- “The restaurant table is the extension of our dinner table.”
- “It is a privilege to eat out and one to enjoy together as a family.”
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