 "The Thankful Poor," Henry Ossawa Tanner (see also Evening Preparation) “No pains should be spared to make the hours of meeting round the family table the brightest hours of the day. This is supposing that the children are allowed to sit at the same table with their parents; and, if it is possible! to let them do so at every meal excepting a late dinner, the advantage to the little people is incalculable. Here is the parents' opportunity to train them in manners and morals, to cement family love, and to accustom the children to habits, such as that of thorough mastication, for instance, as important on the score of health as on that of propriety.” * “Our chief concern for the mind or for the body is to supply a well-ordered table with abundant, appetizing, nourishing and very varied food, which children deal with in their own way and for themselves.” * “So many parents and caretakers get in the pattern of struggling for power all the time, acting like adversaries and talking roughly to each other. That’s never the best way. Adults don’t need to be super controlling if they have proactively worked to set up a good atmosphere in the home and laid down good habits. If we have a good relationship with children first of all, things will go better overall. They will want to please us and understand us and cooperate with us if they feel respected and loved.” ~ Anna Migeon Examen: How is the family table a metaphor for “the art of standing aside?” Do I enjoy an actual family table? What is one small step I can make in that direction? ~~~~~~~ No pains should: Charlotte M. Mason, Home Education, 1:27. Our chief concern: Charlotte M. Mason, Towards a Philosophy of Education, 6:71–72. So many parents: “Question from a Reader: How Long Do Children Need for Meals?,” The Happy Dinner Table (blog), accessed January 6, 2025, https://www.thehappydinnertable.com/2014/03/question-from-a-reader-how-long-do-children-need-for-meals/. Day 87 Family Table meditation/100 days copyright Laurie Bestvater 2025
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