An article written by Jennifer Hahn titled, "The Family that Eats Together, Stays Together," discusses the results of a study done on adolescents' to test the relation between family connection, self-esteem, substance abuse, and other things in relation to the frequency that a family eats their meals together. The study found that both boys and girls who frequently eat meals with their families are shown to have less problems with substance use and less depression.
I can attest to these results, as my family would always have six o'clock dinner. If you weren't there, it was your loss, but it really was the only time our family could all sit together and talk about anything going on in our lives. You never knew what was going to come up at family dinner, (especially when my very vulgar and inappropriate brother was present).
I can attest to these results, as my family would always have six o'clock dinner. If you weren't there, it was your loss, but it really was the only time our family could all sit together and talk about anything going on in our lives. You never knew what was going to come up at family dinner, (especially when my very vulgar and inappropriate brother was present).
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