This is so funny.
DS is 8 and I STILL have to yell at him to STOP! BITE! CHEW! And frequently "Come back to the table!"

For cultural reasons, I refuse to have books or any screen time going on during a family meal (I eat while working or reading by myself of course which is, um, totally different). So, he will have to learn how to sustain a multilateral dinner conversation and still eat. Not easy. Having him learn to read fluently, sustainably at age five was such a wonderful development for our family. It's only when the non stop talking stops during the day that you realize just how exhausting it is (and I am an introvert to boot).

These days, I am also not above to just telling to stop and shut up. Nicely, the first time. Not so nicely the fifth. Sometimes I need to hear my own thoughts.