We don't just have it on in the background. We do not have a TV in our kitchen. So all meals are TV-free. But, like Dobrow, Kaufmann's main concern is making meals family time. It should be a time to be together.
TV is a huge distraction.
You pick your battles. Dobrow speculates that many of the kids are home alone. I would not be surprised if there is not adult supervision there. Tucker says one of the significant findings of her study is that those sedentary kids also are eating poorly. She's convinced that small changes can make a difference.