Family dinners work some kind of magic
Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: BlogTeenagers who have frequent family dinners are much less likely to drink and use drugs, according to a report released today. It doesn’t seem to matter what food is served, the authors point out. The value appears to be in the social interaction between family members and the attention that parents give their children during a meal.
The report, titled “The Importance of Family Dinners V,” summarizes research that began more than a decade ago that has found that children who have meals with their parents are less likely to smoke, drink or use drugs. In this year’s survey, researchers looked at the link between the frequency of family dinners and teens’ substance abuse, teens’ relationships with their parents and what effect distractions such as phones and other electronic devices have at the dinner table.
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/parenting-teens-dinner.html
