My husband and I take our kids out to eat all of the time (I hate to cook.) But we tend to go to places that offer reduced kids meals on certain days of the week. I hate to pay $6 for my daughter's meal when I know she is going to take two bites, but [is} old enough to have a hissy fit if I don't buy her her own meal.

I know of a couple: Ponderosa in Attleboro, Mass., has kids eat free with an adult on Tuesdays. Emerald Square Mall offers pay what you way on Wednesdays from March through November (if you are a Simon Mall Kidgits Member). The Ground Round and Davenports offer reduced children's meals on certain days.

Lynn Stephen