Who is to sit under the table for the meal?

[sitifan]

Finally, in tense times, play can also "function as an approach to problem-solving, managing relationships, presenting information, or even conflict negotiation," Hunt continues, citing the example of one psychologist who coaxed her toddler to eat her lunch by agreeing to sit under the table for the meal rather than at it. In my house, rigging up a mock "campsite" next to my 5-year-old's bed and letting her sleep there for weeks helped us all get through lockdown.
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/mental-toughness-psychology-play.html

Who is to sit under the table for the meal: "the psychologist", "her toddler", or "both people"?

 

[5jj]

one psychologist who coaxed her toddler to eat her lunch by agreeing to sit under the table for the meal rather than at it.

The words could be taken to mean that the psychologist agreed that she (alone) would sit under the table or that everybody partaking of the meal would sit under the table. We would need more context to be certain.

 

[sitifan]

The words could be taken to mean that the psychologist agreed that she (alone) would sit under the table or that everybody partaking of the meal would sit under the table. We would need more context to be certain.

Does "she (alone)" refer to the psychologist or her toddler?

 

[5jj]

Rethink. I'll try again.

The words could be taken to mean that the psychologist agreed:
that she, the psychologist (alone), would sit under the table,
or that she, the psychologist's daughter (alone,) would sit under the table,
or that two people, the psychologist and her daughter, would sit under the table,
or that everybody partaking of the meal would sit under the table.

 

[jutfrank]

I think it's very likely to mean both the psychologist and the toddler sat under the table.

 

[Tdol]

It doesn't sound very playful if only one is under the tables.