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• October: It's not Just for Halloween Anymore--Eat Together Month

  Before I had kids, I didn't eat very well.  I still don't eat as well as I could (who does?) but I eat miles better now than I did as a kid myself.    As skeptical as I usually am of sociological studies that draw connections between somewhat unrelated things, I do find myself rather charmed by the idea that simply be eating a family meal together most evenings, I can prevent my kids from doing drugs, getting into fights, committing suicide or having sex too early. Read More... Posted Oct 08 2008, 06:44 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, family dinner, Shannon LC Cate, national eat together eat better month, drug prevention, cooking with children

• Family Dinners Good For Parents, Too

  Research has shown that family dinners do wonderful things for kids. No one is 100 percent certain why gathering at a table with regularity is beneficial but it is still good to know. Now there is evidence that encouraging parents to have family meals for the sake of their offspring is also good for the parents, too.   Read More... Posted Jul 14 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: kids, food, eating, Slate, emily bazelon, family dinner

• Family Meals Define What Family Is

  You. You right there letting your kid watch Boobah while you catch up online. You. You're doing it wrong. So are you. Yes, you. And you, too.    Read More... Posted Apr 11 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: huffington post, dinner, horse, family dinner, Peggy Drexler