My kids always sat at the table, but if you could have seen what my daughter ate, you’d wonder how she survived. I never forced her to eat if she didn’t want to, my memories of being forced to eat school dinners and then sicking it up on the plate are still strong!! I simply fed her what I knew she’d eat, so we had no arguments and peaceful mealtimes. Grown-up daughter now eats all sorts of stuff, much more than I do!