"Current research shows that eating meals as a family makes a huge impact on children academically, socially and psychologically." 

Need some help starting those conversations? Keep Talking-Conversation Starters for the Family Meal is a flipbook with over 250 questions to keep the entire family thinking, talking, listening and laughing around the table.

Sample questions include: If you are at a friends house for dinner, and they serve food you don't like, what do you do? At a school dance your best friend is talking to a different group of kids. When you approach the group your friend ignores you. How do you react? If your dog could talk, what kind of voice would she have? What would your dog say to you? How would she describe living with your family?

While this book and our Links offer many conversation suggestions, you can also be creative. Have your kids write their own list of "Table Topics". Whoever has to set the table, gets to write or choose the topic!

Posted by Susan at 10/02/2003 02:11:32 PM | Link