* Try to have a family dinner at least once a week where everyone is engaged with each other, face to face and not distracted with TV, cell phones, or other electronic devices. * Keep it simple with paper plates if you want, but...
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* Try to have a family dinner at least once a week where everyone is engaged with each other, face to face and not distracted with TV, cell phones, or other electronic devices. * Keep it simple with paper plates if you want, but make sure meals are healthy and nutritious. Try to introduce new foods and remember, experts say it’s OK to make vegetables more appealing to kids with butter, salad dressing or cheese sauce; the extra calories are an acceptable trade off if the child adds a new vegetable to his diet. * Make dinner a joint effort so that every family member contributes, from the littlest kid putting out the napkins to the older kids helping with meal planning, preparation and serving. Everyone should feel useful and his or her efforts acknowledged. * Have fun, talk, listen, laugh, focus on each other and plan the next meal with creativity and everyone contributing. Pretty soon you can start a meal planner for the week and begin to give the kids even more responsibility that will in turn help them to be more aware of what they are eating.
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Kids who eat dinner regularly with their families feel more connected, do better in school and are less likely to be involved in drugs and alcohol and other risky behaviors.
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