Family dinners: Meet and eat

Come and get it!   (Public Domain)

It used to be that Dad would come home from work and Mom would have dinner on the table.  Even sit-coms reflected this paradigm.

Nowadays, parents are both at work, kids are in after-school programs, and dinners are on the run.  Such scattered routines are playing a part in slowly eroding family bonds.

Dr. Anne Fishel, co-founder of The Family Dinner Project, lists benefits of “having regular dinners together.”  These include healthier eating habits and a lower incidence of depression and anxiety.

Resources

http://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/MyPractice.aspx?UAID={3832435F-CB0D-493C-AEB1-E9AF6161A975}&TabID={X}&ArticleID=721740 

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