The Box Girls would love to know why your family dinners are important to you and what impact your family dinners have had on you and your family.
We love the family dinners report from the National Center for Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) which is empirical data about how often a family eats dinner together is a powerful indicator of whether a teen is likely to smoke, drink or use drugs and whether the teen is likely to perform better academically. Check it out at www.casacolumbia.org
Check out our great Family Dinner Box of Questions to help family dinners be more meaningful!
I try to have dinner with my wife and two children Noah 3 1/2 years old and Eden 11/2 at least three times a week. I want them to grow up with the feeling that the dinner table is a time for the family to connect, laugh, learn and enjoy. Every Friday night we have a special meal that my wife cooks and we all look forward to celebrating Shabbat together. It is very special and a time I will not trade for anything in the world.
OMG. Holiday dinners with my family are the most memorable experience I have from my childhood- Big family dinners not only are fun for the night but certainly have lasted a lifetime of memories for me! Having dinner with my partner now is the most special time we have together to reconnect throughout the day and share a laugh!