Experts say that kids are more successful in school (and life) when they eat dinner around the table each night with their families. This is a time for connection, fun and nourishment. In today’s fast-paced culture, it’s not easy to make this happen. This post will give you 5 unique ways to make family dinners more fun for the whole family, keeping them at the table!

ABOUT HEATHER: Heather King writes at The Extraordinary Ordinary, is Director of Listen To Your Mother Austin, heads up the BlogHer Serenity Suite at the BlogHer conference each summer and freelances and speaks in all that spare time. Heather’s writing and story have been featured in Redbook Magazine, Minnesota Parenting Magazine, on Fox 9 Twin Cities News and NBC Nightly News with Diane Sawyer. Heather lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three kiddos.

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