響應“全國在家用餐日”﹐把握餐桌上的溫馨氣氛﹐與孩子談談平日難以觸碰的深入話題﹐讓親子互動變得更緊密。


More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA Columbia) at Columbia University has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.


Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is a national movement launched by CASA Columbia in 2001 to remind parents that frequent family Dinners Make A Difference! While there are no silver bullets – substance abuse can strike any family regardless of ethnicity, affluence, age or gender – the parental engagement fostered at the dinner table can be a simple, effective tool to help prevent substance abuse in kids.


The Power of Parenting
Whether you’re cooking a gourmet meal, ordering food from your favorite take-out place or eating on the go, rest assured that what your kids really want during dinnertime is YOU! Family meals are the perfect time to talk to your kids and to listen to what’s on their mind.  The more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.

 

Helpful Conversation Starters

Looking for a way to engage in conversations with your kids? Use these conversation starters for a fun way to get everyone talking.  

 

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What's the best and worst thing that happened today?

·         What's the greatest invention of all time?

·         If you were in charge of the music for our family vacation, which songs would you pick?

·         Which TV family is the most fun to watch?

·         If you could have a wild animal from anywhere in the world as a pet, what animal would you choose?

·         Where would you go for a dream vacation?

·         If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

·         What is one thing you could absolutely not live without?

·         If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?

·         If you could live in any time period, which one would it be?

·         What is your favorite thing you learned today?

·         If you had to eat just one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

·         What is one thing you want to accomplish in your lifetime?

·         What book are you reading right now? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it?

·         If you could donate $1,000 to any charity, which charity would you select?

·         If you could trade lives with anyone, who would it be?

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For more info, visit: http://casafamilyday.org/familyday/