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Have you heard or read the studies about the studies that say family mealtime is the an important factor in the future well-being of children? That eating meals together is an effective deterrent against drugs, smoking, alcohol and the like? Those studies weren’t around when our kids were little, but we had a few reasons of our own for eating together at least once a day. This weekend, when some of our kids were here visiting, a couple more came to mind. So here are my top ten reasons families should eat meals together.<\/p>\n

10. The table doesn’t accumulate as much junk if it has to be cleared before supper.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0 Setting and clearing the table provide opportunities to earn stickers on chore charts.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0 Someday all that table setting and clearing will lead one of your children to believe parents only have kids because they want slaves to do all their work.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0 How else are little boys and girls supposed to learn knives can be used for more than stabbing bad guys?<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0 Mealtime provides a captive audience for telling goofy family stories and thus preserving family history.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Mealtime is a perfect venue for creating new family stories – perhaps a story about a daughter who frequently fell off her chair or a son who found giggles in the applesauce.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Kids who eat meals with their parents want to know how to cook what they’re eating.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Kids who eat meals with their parents learn to cook what they like to eat.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Kids who eat meals with their parents eventually cook supper for their parents.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Once the kids are cooking meals, the parents have accomplished the ulterior and secret motive of getting the kids<\/del> slaves to do all their work.<\/p>\n

What do you want to add to the list? Leave a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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