Hi… all I can say to you that my two step children doing same thing over dinner. They get down from table 5 times for different reasons (pee-pee, poo-pop, nose running, forgot something etc. lol) I guess totally same situation but I had to toughen up and end it. Go to bathroom before dinner or hold it (except poo of course) and constant warning to be quiet and keep eating, no more conversation starting. One of them seem to found out that “how was your day” works best to keep on talking and she never miss out on it anymore…  because toothbrushing IS important in their age as well. The little boy (8) has bad teeth, several, because hasn’t been attended by parents before I got into pic. Dentist said “there isn’t weak teeth, but there is bad toothbrushing” so just keep up the good work and you gotta say “no more of that!” to her! Remember: you are the boss ... View more