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The Family that Eats Together...


Recent studies have suggested that the family dinner, increasingly rare in our fast-paced society, may have beneficial effects on more than nutrition.

Among the associations that have been found are: lower risks of smoking, drinking, depressive symptoms, and suicide; less time spent with boyfriends or girlfriends; and fewer eating disorders.

For younger children, improved vocabulary, language skills and consumption of “healthier” foods-fruits, vegetables, whole grains and the like-are among the benefits proposed.

Source: Tarkan, Laurie. “Benefits of the Dinner Table Ritual.” New York Times, May 3, 2005.