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Family Dinners are Important #LogOutLookUp

08/07/2015 by The Mama Maven

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Do you eat meals with your family — with all mobile devices turned off? I’ll admit that sometimes my husband and I are sometimes guilty of doing this, but we are trying not do this anymore. We’re teaming up with Boston Market for their ‘Log Out Look Up’ campaign.

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven BlogI love this — it’s Boston Market’s new initiative to remind families to remove barriers that stand between families and spending quality time by logging out of devices and sitting down together for a great meal, filled with authentic conversation.

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

Boston Market and WNBA Star and mom Lisa Leslie are challenging families to log out and look up from their devices to participate in meaningful conversations with their family. We invite you to join the challenge and conversation on Facebook and Twitter using #LogOutLookUp.

How Kids Benefit from Family Dinners Family Dinners are Important  #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

Did you know that recent studies that link regular family meals with the kinds of behaviors parents want for their children – high grade-point averages, resilience and self-esteem. Additionally, family meals are linked to lower rates of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, eating disorders and depression.

Literacy & Family Dinner Family Dinners are Important   @BostonMarket  #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

If you are looking for some ideas on how to get your family together during dinner time, The Family Dinner Project has some amazing resources. This is a growing movement of food, fun and conversation about things that matter and includes dinner games, conversation starters and even fun ways to get kids involved with food prep.

I have been using their conversation starters with my family. We really needed this — because we used to always ask “What did you do today.” and usually hear, “nothing” from our kids.

Here are some to get you started:

For kids ages 2-7:

Conversation Starts for Family Dinners Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

 

For kids 8-13:

Convo 2 Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

You can also make up your own topics. Encourage your children to dream big and to talk about what they could imagine. Our topic yesterday was inventions. My oldest child talked about how he wanted places for airplane to land on top of each building.

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

We enjoyed seeing where his imagination took him. Our youngest even got in on the fun and told us dinosaurs could fly the planes.

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven Blog

Boston Market Deal:

Family Dinners are Important (+ Giveaway: $150 @BostonMarket G.C.) #AD #LogOutLookUp | The Mama Maven BlogTo help families spend even more time together, Boston Market will offer a special Buy One, Get One Free deal for a limited time only. Guests who make a purchase between Sunday and Friday during the week, will receive a special Saturday receipt coupon for a Buy One Individual Meal and a Drink, Get One Individual Meal FREE*.


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Filed Under: Family Meals, Food, Kids Tagged With: Boston Market, conversation starters, family conversations, Family Meal Time, Lisa Leslie, log out and look up, Logoutlookup

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  1. Jennifer Marie says

    08/20/2015 at 10:31 PM

    How was your day today?

    Reply
  2. Amanda Sakovitz says

    08/20/2015 at 1:27 PM

    Anything good happen to you today?

    Reply
  3. Melissa says

    08/20/2015 at 9:59 AM

    Tell me about your day

    Reply
  4. Jeffrey says

    08/20/2015 at 1:21 AM

    I normally start with – Did you have a good day at school?

    Reply
  5. Ellen Casper says

    08/19/2015 at 9:54 PM

    How was school?

    Reply
  6. tina reynolds says

    08/18/2015 at 3:49 PM

    We always start with What was the funniest thing about your day and after going around the table the person with the funniest thing asks the next question

    Reply
  7. latanya says

    08/16/2015 at 6:44 PM

    what was the high light of your day
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    Reply
  8. Stacey b says

    08/16/2015 at 1:15 AM

    I like talking about school, what they’re learning, what they’ve been doing.

    Reply
  9. JenniferAnne says

    08/15/2015 at 1:19 AM

    Asking a question about sports is a good conversation starter

    Reply
  10. Jillian too says

    08/13/2015 at 4:04 PM

    We like to start talking about our favorite things that happened today.

    Reply
  11. Glen says

    08/11/2015 at 10:21 PM

    My kids love Boston Market

    Reply
  12. Susan D says

    08/11/2015 at 5:02 PM

    We start with “anything embarrassing happen today?”. It’s not as negative as it sounds – and I’m fully aware this wouldn’t work for everybody. However, for our family it’s a great intro into all kinds of funny stories and we all end up supporting each other. We don’t fear failure or not being “perfect” – when we talk about our flaws or hiccups we minimize their grip on our egos and great discussions are born on how to do better next time or how to change the path to success.

    Reply
    • The Mama Maven says

      08/11/2015 at 6:08 PM

      Susan, I think that’s terrific. Smart!

      Reply
  13. Gina G says

    08/11/2015 at 4:27 PM

    Tell me something that made you laugh today!

    Reply
  14. steve weber says

    08/10/2015 at 10:57 PM

    I share the highlight and lowlight of my day and then say who’s next?

    Reply
  15. Janice Cooper says

    08/10/2015 at 9:32 PM

    How was your day did anything fun happen today?

    Reply
  16. Bridgett Wilbur says

    08/10/2015 at 7:38 PM

    How was everyones day today..

    Reply
  17. Holly D. says

    08/10/2015 at 11:31 AM

    Every night during dinner I ask my oldest how he feels that day, if anything interesting happened, and I also tell him about my day even if it was boring. I also engage with my toddler and ask how he likes his food, tell him a little story about my day, and count things (like peas). Sitting at the table with them is my favorite part of the day.

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  18. shaunie says

    08/10/2015 at 9:25 AM

    Our favorite is asking how the day went.

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  19. Donna L says

    08/09/2015 at 4:26 PM

    I like to ask, What good things happened to you today?

    Reply
  20. Sheila K. says

    08/09/2015 at 3:31 PM

    My favorite conversation starter is “Tell me about the book you’re reading”!

    Reply
  21. CR Williams says

    08/09/2015 at 1:01 AM

    I would usually ask them how was their day.

    Reply
  22. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    08/08/2015 at 11:37 AM

    My Favorite Conversation Starter With My Family Is To Ask The Highlight Of Their Day.

    Reply
  23. Linda says

    08/08/2015 at 11:22 AM

    How was your day? is pretty standard.

    Reply
  24. cAROLSUE says

    08/08/2015 at 5:36 AM

    i ASK MY KIDS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO ON THE WEEKEND

    Reply
  25. ALICE says

    08/07/2015 at 10:29 PM

    WE LOVE BOSTON MARKET THE VEGGIES ARE FRESH , LOVE THE CORN BREADS, AND THE CHICKEN IS WELL COOKED AND DELICIOUS… I REALLY GET EXCITED WHEN I RECEIVED THE COUPONS. I TAKE ALL MY KIDS GRAND KIDS AND HUBBY WE ALL GO TO EAT OUR FAVORITE PLACE. MY DAUGHTER LOVES THE TURKEY IT IS ALWAYS TENDER. SHE IS HOPING THAT HAM WILL BE ON THE MENU TOO.

    Reply
  26. Cindy says

    08/07/2015 at 9:13 PM

    Guess what happened today.

    Reply
  27. Joanna K says

    08/07/2015 at 8:40 PM

    Our favorite conversation starter is “Tell me the worst or craziest thing you saw or did today”. Someone at the table always has a story to share.

    Reply
  28. Tiffany C (@sweetmatcha) says

    08/07/2015 at 4:34 PM

    I always like to ask: where should we vacation together next? This gets the kids very excited and we talk about our past vacations and where we liked. So much fun!

    Reply
  29. Kelly D says

    08/07/2015 at 3:02 PM

    My son really likes to talk about history and world events and my daughter enjoys talking about animals and traveling.

    Reply
  30. Lauren says

    08/07/2015 at 12:24 PM

    I like to ask “What was the best/worst part of your day?”

    Reply
  31. Elle says

    08/07/2015 at 10:12 AM

    During the school year, activities at school and during the summer, camp!

    Reply
  32. Elena says

    08/07/2015 at 9:48 AM

    I like to ask my family members to share how was their day

    Reply
  33. Natalie says

    08/07/2015 at 9:28 AM

    I love to start a conversation with my family by asking each member what they are grateful for or a positive thing that happened to them that day.

    Reply
  34. Mary Happymommy says

    08/07/2015 at 8:46 AM

    I like to ask my kids, “What did you learn today?”

    Reply
  35. Julie Wood says

    08/07/2015 at 8:08 AM

    I like to ask my son and daughter what they are excited about for the coming school year and if there was anything that they still wanted to do as a family before summer is over. I will also ask what was their favorite things they did this summer.

    Reply

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