I'm glad you've addressed this Aitch , as I regularly beat myself up about the fact we don't sit down to eat as a family as often as I'd llike. Wonder hubster is often not home till 9ish which by that time baby Boomer is getting some shut eye. Anyway, I do try and eat when she is eating , as it really seems to help her intrest in what she is eating. Several times she has been given something to eat before we sit down but she doesn't actually start eating till we start - I have no idea where these manners came from!