Benefits of the Dinner Table Ritual

Published in the New York Times

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The family dinner has long been an example of family togetherness. Recently, scientists have been coming up with compelling reasons—including a lowered risk of smoking, drinking and doing illicit drugs among teenagers—for families to pull up a chair around the table.

www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/health/nutrition/benefits-of-the-dinner-table-ritual.html

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