First, how to take the children out to eat smoothly? 1, choose a parent-child restaurant. Although the parent-child restaurant may not be as delicious as Michelin's restaurant, children are welcome and suitable for family dinners. So you can choose a parent-child restaurant with good environment and good food.
2. Practice at home in advance. You can try to simulate the environment and dining style of the restaurant at home, so that children can get familiar with it in advance. You can also take the opportunity to teach your child the etiquette of eating and tell him how to behave properly.
Taking children out for dinner is a good parent-child activity. 3. Get some tools ready. When you arrive at the restaurant, you will definitely have boring time to wait for dinner, which will make your children lose patience. So you can prepare some tools, such as small picture books and wordpads, to let children pass the waiting time.
4. Prepare the food as soon as possible If you don't want to be a disaster, you'd better bring the food to the table as soon as possible. You can order some appetizers first, or ask the restaurant to prepare the children's meals as soon as possible, so as not to lose control of the children's emotions.
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5. Give a little benefit. If you want your child to finish eating as soon as possible, you can consider ordering some desserts. For children, cakes, ice cream and other desserts have fatal attraction and can help him keep order.
6. Avoid eating for too long. For adults, enjoying a big dinner is a great feeling, but not for children. So, you should finish your meal as soon as possible and leave the restaurant before the children run around.
7. Prepare a crisis plan Even if you have prepared everything, the dinner will not go as smoothly as you planned. So you need to prepare a plan B. If the children start to make noise or run around, you will know how to deal with it.
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Second, the benefits of taking children out to eat 1. The biggest advantage of not taking children out to eat and preparing dinner is, of course, that mom doesn't have to cook, wash dishes and clean up. Preparing meals every day sometimes makes my mother feel bored and even a burden. Therefore, eating out occasionally can make mom relax.
2. Let the children see the world. For children, the outside world is very interesting, and they can learn a lot. Therefore, taking children out to eat occasionally can help them understand different cultures and get used to social activities.
3. Establishing parent-child bond Sometimes, it is a special family activity for the whole family to go out for dinner together. In addition to enhancing parent-child relationship and feelings, it can also create special memories.