Children who eat with their parents have more self-esteem and better brain development


	Children who eat with their parents have more self-esteem and better brain development

arifsali

9-25-2009 10:43 AM

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children, parents, research

arifsali says:

Makes a lot of sense.

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9-25-2009 11:35 AM

wiganfootie

I Agree

9-25-2009 3:56 PM

lollipop10

We had pizza/movie night on Wednesday (cause i was so tired i didn't want to cook)
Pizza night i'm always jammed in between my kids on the couch! Even if it's hot, it's still the sweet spot.

Why wouldn't family's eat together??

9-25-2009 3:57 PM

lollipop10

hey, where'd my smiley go?

9-25-2009 5:22 PM

jmatts78

Every time this clip pops up in the list I read it as "Children who eat their parents..." *sigh*

9-25-2009 6:58 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

*LOL* @ jmatts. That's how I read it too.

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