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Amy Gates at 5:00pm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 under
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What if there was one thing you could do to lessen the likelihood that your child would get involved with smoking, drinking or doing drugs; lessen his/her chance of developing obesity; and help him/her do better in school? What if that thing was as simple as having regular family dinners together?
We've all read the news reports and heard what the experts have to say -- eating together as a family makes kids healthier and happier and less likely to use drugs.