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How Important is Family Dinner?

Pressure Cooker
Pressure Cooker
Episode • Jun 1, 2022 • 26m

You’ve read the headlines: kids who sit down to dinner nightly with their parents are healthier, better adjusted, and less likely to smoke, drink, and abuse drugs. But the reality is that many – if not most – American families struggle to break bread together on a regular basis. Those who do, especially with young children, might find it surprisingly…torturous. Jane and Liz dig into the research to discover whether the link between family dinner and children’s wellbeing is truly so well established and offer simple ways that families can get the same benefits, without the Norman Rockwell-style tableau. 

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