We eat all our main meals at the table, so lunch and dinner are always eaten at the table together ,even if we get fish and chips we all sit at the table. If we have eggs for breakfast at the weekend or bacon sandwiches we eat at the table. The only exception to this is if I'm at home alone I would eat a sandwich in front of the tv.
But for breakfast in the week we often all eat at different times and it's just toast or a bowl of porridge, I don't mind if they eat in front of the tv, or if it's just a quick snack after school of toast or crackers or fruit, I'll let them eat on the sofa.
I think it's because I feel tired and lazy at those times, I find it hard to eat breakfast as it is so like to curl up under a blanket with my coffee and porridge, watching the news, so why wouldn't they?
Dh doesn't like it and moans about it. I grew up in a house where we are all our meals on our laps, and although I wouldn't do that now I wonder if I'm being a slob. Dh would have us sit at the table at all times no exceptions.