2. Family Meals spell S – U – C – C – E – S - S

3. Family Meals What does “family meal” mean to you?

5. Is there time for meals?

6. Are family meals important? How frequent are family meals?

7. 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org % Teens Having Family Dinners 7X/Week

8. What happened to the family meal?  Conflicting schedules  Both parents working  Long work hours  Split shifts  Meetings  Sports practices  Music lessons  ↓ Cooking skills

9. How we eat today...

10. How about YOU? Reflect on your own experiences with family mealtime...  Share your best memories of family meals growing up  Describe “family meals” for you today

11. Do family meals matter? Academic performance Risk-taking behaviors Relationships Eating habits and weight

12. S – U – C – C – E – S - S  Smarter children…  Unlikely to smoke, drink, or take drugs…  Courteous and conversational…  Connected to family…and  Eating better! Because…at family meals  Sharing food and conversation  Strengthens families!!

13. S = Smarter Children ↑ language acquisition (C. Snow, Harvard Grad School of Education) ↑ vocabulary = better readers and students

14. 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org % Teens Who Get A’s/B’s in School by Frequency of Family Dinners

15. Jeopardy’s Million Dollar Man – Ken Jennings

16. U = Unlikely to smoke… http://www.casafamilyday.org

17. 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org Family Dinners and Teen Substance-Abuse Risk

18. What teens like to do with their parents Spend holidays together90% Go out to a nice restaurant86% Go on vacation79% Eat dinner at home79% Family parties68% Go to church, synagogue66% Watch TV66% Go out for fast food64% Teenage Research Unlimited, P. Zollo, 2004

19. C = Courteous and Conversational

20. C = Connected to Family

21. E = Eating Better ↑ fruits and vegetables ↑ grains ↑ calcium-rich foods ↑ protein ↑ iron ↑ fiber ↑ vitamins ↓ soft drinks Neumark-Sztainer, JADA (103), 2003

22. JADA. 104:1 Supplement 1. January 2004

24. Family Meals: Could they help prevent overweight?  Consistent mealtimes → food security  ↑ nutrient-dense foods, ↓ nutrient-poor foods  Parents role model healthy eating at meals  Prevent “disengaged” eating and promote “focused” eating, respond to hunger/satiety  Promote sense of belonging

25. S – U – C – C – E – S - S  Smarter children…  Unlikely to smoke, drink, or take drugs…  Courteous and conversational…  Connected to family…and  Eating better! Because…at family meals  Sharing food and conversation  Strengthens families!!

28. TV and Family Meals: Kaiser Family Foundation 1999 (1090 2-7 yrs old; 2065 8-18 yrs old) Is TV usually on during meals in your home? (% yes) Total sample58% 2-7 yrs47% 8-18 yrs65% www.kff.org/content/archive/1477/vchip_s.pdf

29.  TV during meals ↑ in households with ↓ incomes, less educated or single parents  Consumption of pizza, salty snacks and soda higher among families with TV on during 2 or more meals  Children from families with high TV use had 5% less of their energy intake from fruits and vegetables Coon et al. Pediatrics 2001:107 What difference does TV make?

30. Strategies for family meals: Make a priority Plan ahead Create positive atmosphere

31. Strategies for family meals: Make a priority

32. Community Support Reorganization of meetings and schedules to keep mealtimes open and available for families to be home and together. Create coalitions.

33. How can schools promote? Educate students Inform parents Promotion ideas Designate “no practice” during mealtimes Family style meals at school

34. www.casafamilyday.org FamilyTable.info

35. Strategies for family meals: Plan ahead

36. Strategies for family meals: Create positive atmosphere

37. Family Meals: Impossible Dream or Realistic Goal?

38. 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org Family Dinners, 1998-2005

39. Family Mealtime Make it happen!

40. Family Meals spell S – U – C – C – E – S - S

41. This presentation on Family Mealtime was made possible by the Purdue University Center for Families’ Promoting Family Meals Project. For more information go to: www.cfs.purdue.edu/CFF/promotingfamilymeals