153. How To Be Awesome At Dining Out With Kids

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s talk about taking your kids out to dinner!  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Lindsay is giving you lots of ideas of how to make it not only bearable to take your kids out to eat with you, but actually super enjoyable.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re talking about what to do ahead of time and what to bring, what to plan for and how to not lose it if shit hits the fan!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s so important to take your kids out to dinner… so they get used to it and they are good at doing it.  And it’s great family time that you should not miss because you think it might be too hard to take your kids out with you.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re talking about a dining out experience where you enjoy it and your kids do too.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are some of the ideas Lindsay talks about:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Choose the right place - especially to start</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Talk to them about it ahead of time</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Don’t take tired kids out - plan ahead if you can</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Bring things to keep them busy!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Bring snacks!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Then bring tech to keep them busy!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Order pretty quickly - just in case - let’s not push it</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Respect other people dining</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Talk to them, engage, be creative- no need to live on the defensive</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Stay calm if shit hits the fan</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-KEEP DOING IT!!</span></p> <p><