Dining together as a family has become rare in today’s hectic life. School activities and career demands can make dining together impossible. But, if you can squeeze out time twice a week to sit down together for dinner or any meal, you and your family can benefit in several ways. Eating meals together can help:
- Develop and maintain open lines of communication
- Build stronger relationships
- You share the events of the day and discuss news and ideas
- Reduce teen rates of addiction and lessen teen depression (several studies have shown)
- Show children how they are the priority in their parent’s lives
- You find out more about your children’s likes and dislikes, which can form the basis for meaningful conversation
- Parents to direct their kids toward positive activities and behaviors.
- Children get higher grades on average (several studies have shown)
Sitting down for every family meal simply isn’t possible today, but trying to sit down together a few nights a week can help your children even when you’re not there.
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