Family meal time

A article on balancing the benefits of family meal time with the realities of working parents: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/a-break-for-busy-families-if-both-parents-cant-make-it-to-dinner-thats-okay/2017/04/24/b5ed4de2-1ae2-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html?utm_term=.ceac3d963475  

A great post on the consequences for kids of eating in front of the TV by my favorite nutritionist (who happens to be my wife) http://www.diannerishikof.com/kids-watch-tv-eat/

More data on the benefits of eating regular meals together as a family:   http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay692551_20141024_Teens_Who_Dine_With_Their_Families_May_Be_Slimmer_Adults.html

Family meals offer an opportunity to model healthy eating habits, but for some families it can be difficult or even impossible to coordinate healthy meals that everyone can eat, and have them all sit down at the same time: http://www.medicaldaily.com/family-meals-encourage-kids-eat-healthier-through-modeled-behavior-food-choices-306985

A new study found that more frequent family meals increased the odds of child positive social skills and child engagement in school, and decreased the likelihood of child problematic social behaviors: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25000133