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The Power of Family Meals
 
Question: What is one thing that you can do to:

  • Reduce the chance that your child(ren) will become obese or develop and eating disorder?
  • Discourage your child from smoking, drug use and sexual activity?
  • Help your child(ren) feel less stressed and decrease the chance of becoming depressed?
  • Have a healthier diet?
  • Do better in school?
  • Help to pass on your ethnic family or religious heritage?
  • Give your child(ren) a sense of structure and security?
  • Teach manners?
  • Promote a sense of resilience that will last a lifetime?
  • Save money?
  • Enjoy each other more as a family?
Answer: Regularly eat family meals together!

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This page was last updated on: 12/16/2008

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