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19-08-2021
THE FAMILY TABLE
THE FAMILY TABLE
Do you have early childhood memories of gathering around a family table? One of my earliest memories is Sunday lunches at the home of my great-grandparents. They lived in a tiny miner’s cottage. The living area was small and dominated by a large table that the family often gathered around.
Studies have shown that over the past three decades, family time at the dinner table has declined significantly. Families with children under age 18 report having family dinners three to four times per week. One third of families with 11 to 18-year-olds eat only one or two meals a week together. Only a quarter of families interviewed eat seven family meals each week around a table. The experience at the meal table has also declined in quality, with the increase in distractions such as television watching, text messaging, phone conversations and social media.

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