The 20-Minute Mealtime: Brief Encounters that Promote Resiliency

http://www.parenting247.org/article.cfm?ContentID=346

Author and Contributors:
Publisher: University of Illinois
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Parent/Family
Content Type: Programming Resource; General Information
Resource Type: An extension or a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: Mealtime, family, share, communicate, importance
Description: This site provides an article discussing how the typical 20 minutes at an evening meal provide important time for family members to reconnect, communicate, and participate in a ritual that symbolizes commitment and continuity to the participants.
Media Type: HTML
Resource Listed: October 15, 2008
Resource Last Updated: October 2, 2011
Language: EN

Categories:

• Parent/Family: Family Strengths and Traditions: Social skills
• Parent/Family: Family Strengths and Traditions: Family strengths