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The byline of a June 2006 article
in Time magazine states: "Kids who dine with the folks are healthier, happier, and better students, which is why a dying tradition is coming back." The article was based on an in-depth study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University—a study whose research consisted of nearly a decade of gathering data. After sifting through the raw data, researchers identified several important patterns. For example, 55 percent of 12-year-olds say they have dinner with a parent every night, compared with only 26 percent of 17-year-olds. Along ethnic lines, 54 percent of Hispanic teens say they eat with a parent most nights, compared with 40 percent of black teens and 39 percent of white teens. The benefits of eating meals as a family were also clearly defined. Children who eat meals most often with their parents are 40 percent more likely to say they get mainly A's and B's in school than kids who have two or fewer family dinners a week. In addition, children who participate in family meals less than three times a week are more than twice as likely to say there is a great deal of tension among family members, and are much less likely to think their parents are proud of them. Nancy Gibbs  Quote this article on your site | Views: 509 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for October 12th 2008
[Year A]
Proper 23(28)
Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
Matthew 22:1-14
Philippians 4:1-9
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