One of the most important family rituals I committed to years ago, is sharing a daily meal together.
Did you know research indicates that children who share five meals a week with their family are less likely to do drugs, do better in school and confide in their parents more?
Having a daily meal together as a family isn't all that difficult when you shift your definition of a family meal. My children are extremely active in sports and other activities. Sitting down together at 6p.m each night is simply no longer an option. We still, however, gather each and everyday to share a meal. Sometimes we gather at breakfast. Sometimes we gather after school before the rush of evening activities. Once or twice we have eaten in the car between practices. The location, the time and the food itself don't matter as much as the daily connection.
The daily ritual that means family; nourishment, nurturing. laughter and love.
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