The Humanity Project

Been on Facebook lately? Sent a text message in the last couple hours? I’ll bet your kids have. And maybe you have too. The problem is that these high-tech communication methods often interfere with real face-to-face communication. That problem may be especially acute among family members. When I was a kid (back in the Bronze Age … ) I ate nearly every dinner with my parents until I was 17. I remember those times fondly, a chance to share experiences, talk about current events, exchange laughs. Today, eating together as a family has become a rarity. On September 27, Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse is sponsoring Family Day. Its humble goal: to encourage families to eat dinner together. There’s a helpful website that can offer tips on how to turn this family-dinner thing into a habit, including ideas for making dinner about more than just food. http://tinyurl.com/2cdc22m Check it out. And if you’re raising kids, consider how you might transform almost every day into your own Family Day. Something as simple as sitting down regularly for meals really can make a big difference.

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