The Benefits of the Family Dinner

"People say that there is no time to cook, but in the past few years, there is extra time for the Internet two hours a day." (Time Magazine, 3) Family dinners proved very beneficial and helped them to provide the children with confidence and skills they needed in their lives. It is very important that parents encourage family dinner at home. When families gather at home frequently, it increases the nutrition, education, communication and relationships of children, and the likelihood that they will not be exposed to drugs or drugs.

Dinner not only is a time to nurture a healthy diet and a passion for cooking, it can be an adult, and it has been proven to have benefits of cognition. Family dinners lead to better academic performance, increased vocabulary, improved self-esteem, and improved resilience. Families can make word games, make vocabulary, discuss school projects, identify disciplines requiring help, and jointly develop academic achievement goals. Dinner may be time for family check-in and problem solving for that day. By eating together, the family shares values ​​and builds a bond that promotes children's resilience

It is wonderful if the family can work all day and get home to eat cooked foods at a particular time every night. However, this is not practical for most families. This does not mean that you still can not benefit from family dinner time. A realistic way to collect family during the weekly family dinner is as follows. Dining out: There is no rule about where the family gathers, so please decide the day of the week for dinner when the family goes out. Taking a meal can actually make a more meaningful conversation, so that it does not become a typical disturbance such as TV, computer, tablet etc. Setting the schedule provides routines and gives you everything you can expect. You can choose restaurants in turn or you can protect family favorites.

Experts agree that there are many advantages to a regular family dinner. Children are overweight, obesity, the possibility of eating disorders is low. They are less likely to smoke, drink alcohol, try weeds, or use illegal drugs. They are likely to achieve excellent results at school. Family dinner reduces depression rates and teen pregnancies. There is also a non-profit organization called Harvard University called the Family Dinner Program (www.thefamilydinnerproject.org). The aim is to develop this "fun, food, and dialogue" campaign.