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Because our kids are from a culture with VERY different table manners, and because they were in an orphanage for a year, for the first few months our kitchen looked like a disposal had thrown up in it after every meal! And that's with girls ages 3 and 6! It's gotten 100 times better though- now we mostly work on not having food in our hair and chewing with our mouths closed.
My favorite table story is a recurring one with my daughter who just turned 4. She'll finish what's on her plate and say "more food, please." Well, sometimes, that means more of the main course, but just as often it's a subtle (at least she thinks so) play for candy or other treats! So when she says it, I'll offer a limited choice like "you can have more pasta, a banana, or a yogurt." She'll give me the cutest look on earth and say "mabye candy?" When I say no, it's suddenly "all done, Mom!"
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