The Importance of Family Meals: Reduce Problem Behaviors
This is the seventh blog in a series exploring the benefits of eating meals together as a family.This report comes from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Bisakha Sen, scholar at the Lister Hill Center said, “Increased frequency of family dinners is associated with lower probabilities of all substance-use and running away for females;…
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Spending Valuable Time
This is the sixth blog in a series about the benefits of eating meals together as a family.Dr. Anita Gurian of New York University wrote a report about youth development, saying:
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Risky Behaviors
This is the fifth blog in a series exploring the benefits of eating meals together as a family.This report is from the School of Medicine of Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their report says:
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Developmental Assets
This is the fourth blog in a series exploring the benefits of eating meals together as a family.A report from the University of Florida says that one of the real benefits of family meals is the opportunity for conversation, and is even associated with better nutritional quality. The report also reveals that eating together as…
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Nutritional Quality
This is the third blog in a series exploring the benefits of eating meals together as a family.A report from the University of Florida says that one of the real benefits of family meals is the opportunity for conversation that it brings (see the last post in this series). The report goes on to reveal…
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Planning Mealtime Conversation
This is the second blog in a series that is exploring some benefits of eating meals together as a family.A report from the University of Florida points out that one of the real benefits of family meals is that it gives the opportunity for conversation. There are real benefits to these mealtime conversations.Dinner-time conversation expands…
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Meals: Intro
Eating meals together as a family is incredibly important. Here is a statement from a report from the University of Florida on this topic:In many of today's households, family dinners have become a thing of the past. With busy schedules held by both parents and children, many families rarely have time to eat dinner together.…
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