Eating at the dinner table.

I was looking around on the internet and found an article that I found interesting. It was about positive ways to raise your children. There were suggestions such as (1) being a parent first, before other demanding tasks, (2)setting good examples (3)learn to listen to your children, and others. The one that I thought was very interesting was to make a big deal about eating together as a family. When I was growing up, the only time we ever ate at the table was during Thanksgiving. We didn’t even eat at the table for other holidays, such as Christmas. It told how it not only is a place for socializing and finding out what’s going on in everyone’s life, but to pass on values and behaviors. I never really thought about how important it was because I never did it. I can see how it can be very important though. Does anyone else wonder if it really matters or not? Since I never really ate with my family, I have no idea how it feels to be on the other side of it.

http://www.bu.edu/sed/caec/files/10tips.htm