Some years back, I remember a television actor making a public service announcement suggesting that parents have dinner with their kids maybe once or twice a week. I was flabbergasted - there actually had to be a public service announcement to tell people this?! Then I realized that in our society, we probably do... More >>
Growing up we always had dinner as a family. It wasn't always easy. Dad worked four 10-hour shifts, an hour away, so his day started around 5:30 am and he often didn't get home until after 6pm. More >>
Recently you talked about the importance of family dinners to children. When our oldest daughter (now 30) was a senior in high school, her teacher asked the class what they would miss most going off to college... More >>
We began a birthday tradition many years ago with our children. We asked them what they wanted for dinner on their birthdays. Each has never wavered from an original favorite choice. More >>
Even more responses came in from Dr. Laura's question: "What's your best memory from a family dinner when you were either a kid or now as an adult?" Here are several more: More >>
In today's Daily Dose, Dr. Laura asked, "What's your best memory from a family dinner when you were either a kid or now as an adult?" We received numerous responses from you - some sad and poignant, but most happy and heart-warming. Here are only a few... More >>
Summer cooking - whether it's a quick grill or just tossing together fresh cold ingredients - is marked by ease and speed. That alone, is enough to make some folks dread the transition to more complex autumn dishes, no matter how tasty they are. During these next weeks of seasonal transition, though, it's a wonderful time to synergistically blend the best of both times of year. More >>
Earlier this year I happened upon an article by a respected family psychologist and parenting expert. In it, he provided lots of ideas on how parents could improve their family life, a number of which I completely agreed with. But then I got to his recommendation about family dinners. More >>
Unfortunately, drinking too much isn't a habit that only adults have. When it comes to all beverages -
from seemingly healthful juices to sugar-filled soda pop
- nutritionists say everyone from infants to seniors is overdosing... More >>
My dad was a hard worker. He was a dairy farmer and we had 50 milking cows, plus many more steers and calves 
Some years back, I remember a television actor making a public service announcement suggesting that parents have dinner with their kids maybe once or twice a week. I was flabbergasted - there actually had to be a public service announcement to tell people this?! Then I realized that in our society, we probably do... 
Recently you talked about the importance of family dinners to children. When our oldest daughter (now 30) was a senior in high school, her teacher asked the class what they would miss most going off to college... 
Summer cooking - whether it's a quick grill or just tossing together fresh cold ingredients - is marked by ease and speed. That alone, is enough to make some folks dread the transition to more complex autumn dishes, no matter how tasty they are. During these next weeks of seasonal transition, though, it's a wonderful time to synergistically blend the best of both times of year. 
Earlier this year I happened upon an article by a respected family psychologist and parenting expert. In it, he provided lots of ideas on how parents could improve their family life, a number of which I completely agreed with. But then I got to his recommendation about family dinners. 
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