Do Family Meals Really Make a Difference?
Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 11 months ago to Culture
Your child may be 35% less likely to engage in disordered eating, 24% more likely to eat healthier foods and 12% less likely to be overweight (Hammons & Fiese, 2011). All three of these statistics are attached to one family ritual—shared mealtimes.
This work was supported by a joint research and extension program funded by Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Hatch funds) and Cornell Cooperative Extension (Smith Lever funds) received from Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This work was supported by a joint research and extension program funded by Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Hatch funds) and Cornell Cooperative Extension (Smith Lever funds) received from Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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- 3Posted by SaltyDog 8 years, 11 months agoAll I can say is that I'd give the world to be able to sit down with my parents and brother to a cold balony sandwich just once more...| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by $ minniepuck 8 years, 11 months agoI think they do make a positive difference. In our home, dinner is when we put away phones and turn off the TV. Sometimes, it's the first and last time of the day when I can look someone in the eye and have an uninterrupted conversation. This is when we talk about what has happened and how we will try to affect tomorrow. Some of the best, most memorable, and important conservations have happened around a dinner table. I think this tradition, at least for my family, will continue as long as we're around.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by $ Abaco 8 years, 11 months agoYeah, it's an important time. We often have dinner together. But, I've noticed that if I sit in another room, my kids are more restless and really could care less about the meal. It's pretty clear that, perhaps biologically, there is some significance there.| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 11 months agoGood for you and your family. It's hard to pry them away from the i-slave.| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
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